Reading, KS housing market
The typical Reading home is worth about $295,000, up 9.1% in a year, 18% above the Kansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Reading compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Reading at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Reading | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $144,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $149,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $164,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $177,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $207,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $223,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $250,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $254,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $277,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $292,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $295,000 | $250,000 |
Reading and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | $295K | +9.1% | $1,000 | $97,083 |
| Fremont | — | +0.5%† | $920 | $92,455 |
| Barclay | — | −3.5%† | $950 | $111,500 |
† 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 $1,000
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Reading is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Reading pay a median of $1,075.
Studio $710 · 4 bedrooms $1,570
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (66801, 66830, 66868; Topeka, 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.