Housing in Marion

A typical Marion home is worth roughly $89,000

Typical home value

$89K

KS $250K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$920

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,550

KS $2,798

What kind of housing town is Marion?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further64% below the Kansas typical home.A high tax rateAbout 1.75% of a home’s value a year, vs 1.29% across Kansas.A town of owners89% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.3 years of income

Less than across Kansas (3.4 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$247,000

Typical Marion home $89K

That covers a typical Marion home, with $159K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$590

Loan $440Tax $130Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $920 a month here, $330 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Marmaton$138K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Marion’s typical property tax (1.75% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

89% of Marion households own their home

Half of Marion’s homes were built before 1971.

Owners and renters

Own 89%Rent 11%

Kansas: 67% own.

1971

typical home built · KS 1976

$1,550

median property tax bill · KS $2,798

1.75%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · KS 1.29%

13%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $920

Renters already here pay a median of $521, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$660

1 bedroom$730

2 bedrooms$920

3 bedrooms$1,140

4 bedrooms$1,350

11%

of households rent · KS 33%

renter households

52%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · KS 44%

16%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$521

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Bourbon County, KS): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Marion vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Marion. Tap one to see its housing page.

Marmaton$138K Marion$89K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Marion	$89K*	—	$920	$70,714
Marmaton	—	+8.4%†	$930	$110,625
Mill Creek	—	+8.4%†	$930	$54,545
Marmaton	$138K*	—	$900	$72,833

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.