A typical Ridgeway home is worth roughly $142,000
What kind of housing town is Ridgeway?
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A typical home costs 1.8 years of income
Less than across Kansas (3.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Ridgeway home, with $143K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $920 a month here, $20 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Ridgeway’s typical property tax (1.66% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $920
Renters already here pay a median of $617, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Topeka, KS MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
82% of Ridgeway households own their home
Half of Ridgeway’s homes were built before 1979.
Kansas: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Ridgeway vs. its neighbors
Ridgeway is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway | $142K* | — | $920 | $80,547 |
| Elk | $148K* | +7%† | $1,010 | $76,845 |
| Scranton | $226K | −0% | $990 | $57,047 |
| Williamsport | $156K* | — | $1,110 | $56,471 |
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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What Ridgeway buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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.