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Housing in Smolan

Homes in Smolan

Home prices around Smolan have risen about 39% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.

2-bedroom rent
$960
a month, utilities in · HUD
Price trend

Home prices up 39% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Smolan rose 39% over the past 5 years, slower than across Kansas (49%). Last year prices fell 1.2%.

Smolan areaKansas
0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
−1.2%
past year
+39%
past 5 years
+60%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Smolan, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $960

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700
1 bedroom$730
2 bedrooms$960
3 bedrooms$1,220
4 bedrooms$1,390

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (McPherson County, KS): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Smolan in 2025. The last year with any was 2020 (1 new home).

Single-family
01 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
1
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−53
New homes+0

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Smolan's population fell by 53 and no new homes were permitted. Across Kansas: 1.1 new residents per new home.

Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022000—
2021000—
2020110$238,000
2019000—
2018000—
2017000—
2016000—
2015000—
2014000—
2013000—
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008000—
2007000—
2006000—
2005000—
2004000—
2003000—
2002000—
2001000—
2000000—

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

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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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. 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.

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