Lancaster, KS housing market
The typical Lancaster home is worth about $235,000, up 8.9% in a year, 6% below the Kansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Lancaster compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Lancaster at a glance
Typical home value, 2017–2026
Show as a table
| January | Lancaster | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $115,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $126,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $136,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $159,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $183,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $205,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $204,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $219,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $233,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $235,000 | $250,000 |
Lancaster and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster | $235K | +8.9% | $950 | — | $63,456 |
| Atchison | $176K | +7.1% | $1,030 | 19 | $54,474 |
| Shannon | — | +1.6%† | $1,030 | — | $98,015 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Lancaster is $950 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Lancaster pay a median of $850, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $690 · 4 bedrooms $1,510
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (66002, 66023, 66041, 66424; St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.