The story of this market
The typical home in Jewell County, Kansas sells for about $115,000, or $68 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 142 days to sell, which is slow. The biggest natural hazard here is hail, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $961 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $961 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very High.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+4.2%
KS · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,145
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
99
Very High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $7,651,807.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
52.4%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | 9 | 52.4% | 0% | $115,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Jewell County, Kansas
The Jewell County housing market remains characterized by low inventory and slow turnover, typical of a rural agricultural economy. Prices have seen modest appreciation, driven by limited supply rather than high demand. The market is stable, with little evidence of significant speculative activity or new development.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 7 cities · 8 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 17 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 13.05% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.7% · poverty 14.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 8 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Jewell County, Kansas — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.9%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
researched Sep 27
researched Sep 27
researched Sep 27
researched Sep 27
researched Oct 1
researched Sep 27
researched Oct 1
researched Oct 1
| 66936 | Burr Oak | $125,000 | $78 | +4.2% | 112 | 96.5% | 14.3% | 7 | 7 | $850 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66941 | Esbon | $164,900 | — | — | 142 | 98% | — | 12 | 3 | $600 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66942 | Formoso | $208,000 | $85 | +2.5% | 120 | 96% | 15% | 6.5 | 13 | $750 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66949 | Jewell | $115,000 | $78 | +4.5% | 124 | 96.2% | 8.3% | 12 | 12 | $557 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66956 | Mankato | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $639 | researched Oct 1 |
| 66963 | Randall | $55,000 | $45 | — | 120 | 95% | — | — | 5 | $650 | researched Sep 27 |
| 66969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Oct 1 |
| 66970 | Webber | — | $78 | +2.4% | 142 | 96.5% | 8% | 6 | 12 | — | researched Oct 1 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Public education is provided by local unified school districts serving the rural population, with performance metrics generally consistent with small-town Kansas standards.
The county faces periodic flood risks along the Republican River and is situated in a region prone to severe wind and occasional wildfire events.
The local economy is primarily driven by agriculture and small-scale local services, with limited industrial development momentum.
Property taxes are assessed by the county based on local mill levies, which fund schools, county operations, and special districts; agricultural land is valued based on productivity rather than market value.
Recreational opportunities include local parks, hunting, and access to rural landscapes typical of north-central Kansas.
The rental market is limited in depth, consisting primarily of single-family homes with low turnover and minimal investor-driven short-term rental activity.
The economy is heavily reliant on the agricultural sector, with limited diversification in other industries.
Transportation is primarily dependent on personal vehicles, with access provided by state highways and rural county roads.
The county appraiser's office conducts annual assessments of real property based on market data and agricultural productivity formulas.
Parcels are subject to levies from the county, local school districts, and township governments.
Property insurance premiums are influenced by regional exposure to severe weather, including wind and hail risks.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Located in Mankato, serving as the administrative center.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and Data Commons.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
applies when — Property located within a designated reinvestment housing incentive district
Property may be subject to acquisition by the city or county for development purposes (excluding eminent domain) and specific relocation assistance requirements for tenants.
K.S.A. 12-5247
Requires a judicial process for the foreclosure and sale of real estate by the county when property taxes remain unpaid.
K.S.A. Chapter 79, Article 28
applies when — Property subject to a special assessment or fee pursuant to K.S.A. 12-6a01 et seq. or located in an improvement district
Seller must disclose the existence of the special assessment or fee to the buyer in writing prior to or as part of the sales contract and obtain written acknowledgment from the buyer.
K.S.A. 12-6a20
Annual tax bill calculated as: (Appraised Fair Market Value * 11.5% Assessment Rate) * (Mill Levy / 1,000). The mill levy is the combined tax rate set by local taxing jurisdictions.
Kansas Constitution Article 11, Section 1; K.S.A. 79-1439
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.