Vernon, KS housing market
Home prices around Vernon have risen about 35% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Vernon compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 35% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Vernon rose 35% over the past 5 years, slower than across Kansas (49%). Last year prices rose 5.3%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Kansas since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +5.3% | +78% | +137% |
| 2024 | +3.5% | +69% | +128% |
| 2023 | +5.9% | +63% | +115% |
| 2022 | +6.9% | +54% | +101% |
| 2021 | +9.7% | +44% | +76% |
| 2020 | +5.6% | +31% | +59% |
| 2019 | +3.6% | +24% | +53% |
| 2018 | +2.3% | +20% | +47% |
| 2017 | −4.4% | +17% | +40% |
| 2016 | +7.9% | +23% | +35% |
| 2015 | −2.3% | +14% | +29% |
| 2014 | +0.1% | +16% | +25% |
| 2013 | +1.2% | +16% | +22% |
| 2012 | −5.8% | +15% | +21% |
| 2011 | +2.9% | +22% | +22% |
| 2010 | +0.4% | +18% | +24% |
| 2009 | 0% | +18% | +25% |
| 2008 | +1.9% | +18% | +27% |
| 2007 | −0.5% | +16% | +27% |
| 2006 | +7.7% | +16% | +24% |
| 2005 | +0.3% | +8% | +20% |
| 2004 | +0.5% | +7.7% | +15% |
| 2003 | 0% | +7.1% | +11% |
| 2002 | +1% | +7.2% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | +6.2% | +6.2% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 67156, 67119, covering 69% of Vernon’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Vernon and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | — | +5.3%† | $900 | — | $52,386 |
| Walnut | — | +5.3%† | $880 | — | $93,750 |
| Winfield | $140K | +5.9% | $890 | 7 | $56,656 |
| Oxford | $160K | +2.7% | $950 | — | $63,750 |
| Beaver | — | +4.1%† | $890 | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley | — | +4.9%† | $880 | — | — |
† 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 $900
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Vernon is $900 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $650 · 4 bedrooms $1,300
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (67119, 67156; Cowley 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. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community 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.