Protection, KS housing market
The typical Protection home is worth about $90,000, down 3.6% in a year, 64% below the Kansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Protection compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Protection at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Protection | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $46,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $48,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $52,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $57,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $73,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $78,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $84,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $83,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $93,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $86,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $90,000 | $250,000 |
Protection and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protection | $90K | −3.6% | $890 | $68,500 |
| Coldwater | $91K | −6.6% | $920 | $53,393 |
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 $890
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Protection is $890 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Protection pay a median of $529, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $650 · 4 bedrooms $1,290
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (67029, 67127; Clark 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.