A typical Salina home is worth about $180,000
Up 4.5% in a year, 28% below the Kansas typical home. Homes typically sell in 16 days, close to asking.
What kind of housing town is Salina?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A strong seller's market
Homes are selling faster than new ones are listed: less than two months of supply. Well-priced homes can draw several offers.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A typical home costs 2.9 years of income
Less than across Kansas (3.4 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Salina home, with $47K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $120 less than owning.
How Salina ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Salina’s typical property tax (1.34% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
4 of Salina’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Salina’s homes were built before 1965.
Kansas: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
Up 24.1% in five years
Slower than Kansas (30.3%).
Show as a table
| January | Salina | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $108,000 | $138,000 |
| 2018 | $114,000 | $144,000 |
| 2019 | $117,000 | $151,000 |
| 2020 | $123,000 | $160,000 |
| 2021 | $133,000 | $176,000 |
| 2022 | $148,000 | $198,000 |
| 2023 | $160,000 | $216,000 |
| 2024 | $165,000 | $225,000 |
| 2025 | $172,000 | $240,000 |
| 2026 | $177,000 | $246,000 |
| August 2026 | $180,000 | $250,000 |
A typical Salina home worth $108K in September 2016 is worth about $180K today.
How Salina ranks on rising home prices →
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030
Renters already here pay a median of $959.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Salina ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Ottawa County, KS): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
90 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 90 new homes in Salina in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $16.1 million to build. That's 1.9 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Kansas (3.7). Over the past 10 years, Salina has permitted 830 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Salina's population fell by 818 even though 599 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Kansas: 1.1 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 31 | 29 | 2 | $8.1 million |
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | 0 | $16.1 million |
| 2024 | 280 | 82 | 198 | $42.4 million |
| 2023 | 108 | 108 | 0 | $26.5 million |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 0 | $14.7 million |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 0 | $13.3 million |
| 2020 | 43 | 37 | 6 | $8.4 million |
| 2019 | 38 | 32 | 6 | $7.5 million |
| 2018 | 27 | 23 | 4 | $5.5 million |
| 2017 | 69 | 39 | 30 | $10.7 million |
| 2016 | 42 | 38 | 4 | $8.2 million |
| 2015 | 65 | 57 | 8 | $10.9 million |
| 2014 | 56 | 54 | 2 | $8.6 million |
| 2013 | 69 | 59 | 10 | $11 million |
| 2012 | 66 | 66 | 0 | $9.9 million |
| 2011 | 82 | 46 | 36 | $8.8 million |
| 2010 | 85 | 83 | 2 | $10.8 million |
| 2009 | 69 | 69 | 0 | $9.5 million |
| 2008 | 63 | 61 | 2 | $8.3 million |
| 2007 | 100 | 100 | 0 | $14.2 million |
| 2006 | 111 | 111 | 0 | $14.2 million |
| 2005 | 136 | 82 | 54 | $14.8 million |
| 2004 | 155 | 107 | 48 | $16.8 million |
| 2003 | 107 | 107 | 0 | $14.9 million |
| 2002 | 189 | 79 | 110 | $11.7 million |
| 2001 | 170 | 98 | 72 | $17.6 million |
| 2000 | 123 | 123 | 0 | $16.4 million |
How Salina ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Salina vs. its neighbors
Salina is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salina | $180K | +4.5% | $1,030 | 90 | $61,783 |
| Greeley | $459K* | +4.5%† | $1,060 | — | $155,750 |
| Smoky Hill | — | +4.5%† | $1,030 | — | $118,000 |
| Smolan | $230K* | +1.3%† | $1,000 | — | $75,250 |
| Elm Creek | $343K* | +4.5%† | $1,030 | — | $116,450 |
| Walnut | $249K* | — | $1,000 | — | $87,794 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Salina buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. 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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.