Olpe, KS housing market
The typical Olpe home is worth about $305,000, up 8.5% in a year, 22% above the Kansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Olpe compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Olpe at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Olpe | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $159,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $160,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $168,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $181,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $208,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $230,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $260,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $260,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $282,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $294,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $305,000 | $250,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Olpe in 2025. Over the past 10 years, Olpe has permitted 8 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $710,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $925,000 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $175,000 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
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 $1,150
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Olpe is $1,150 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Olpe pay a median of $732, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $790 · 4 bedrooms $1,800
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (66865; Chase County, KS), 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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.