Housing in Washington

A typical Washington home is worth roughly $101,000

Typical home value

$101K

KS $250K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$880

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,483

KS $2,798

What kind of housing town is Washington?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further59% below the Kansas typical home.Older homesThe typical home was built around 1951, and 2 houses are on the National Register.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.7 years of income

Less than across Kansas (3.4 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$209,000

Typical Washington home $101K

That covers a typical Washington home, with $108K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$650

Loan $500Tax $120Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $880 a month here, $230 more than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Washington’s typical property tax (1.47% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

2 of Washington’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Washington’s homes were built before 1951.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 69%Rent 32%

Kansas: 67% own.

1951

typical home built · KS 1976

$1,483

median property tax bill · KS $2,798

1.47%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · KS 1.29%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

Historic houses in Washington

Washington County Jail and Sheriff's ResidenceListed 1996

John F. Wayland HouseListed 2013

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $880

Renters already here pay a median of $553, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700

1 bedroom$700

2 bedrooms$880

3 bedrooms$1,160

4 bedrooms$1,160

32%

of households rent · KS 33%

164

renter households

21%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · KS 44%

18%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$553

median rent paid today · Census

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