The story of this market
The typical home in Lincoln County, Kansas sells for about $96,900, or $70 per square foot.
Prices are up +8.58% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 55 days to sell. 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 Relatively 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
$1,212
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
97
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $5,090,675.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
62.1%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 40 | 14 | 62.1% | 0% | $155,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Lincoln County, Kansas
Lincoln County maintains a very affordable, low-turnover housing market characterized by a high owner-occupancy rate and limited inventory. The market is currently balanced as a buyer's market due to slow sales velocity, with prices remaining stable despite broader regional population decline.
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.
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Median prices moved up 0.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 4 days on market with 0.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 3.54% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 2.4% · poverty 10.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 4 researched ZIP reports of 5 — 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.
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.
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| 67418 | Barnard | $92,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $604 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67423 | Beverly | $45,000 | $45 | — | 180 | 95% | — | 6 | 2 | $856 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67455 | Lincoln Center | $123,000 | $78 | +2.1% | 112 | 96.2% | 14% | 9.3 | 28 | $618 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67462 | — | $135,000 | $98 | +3.8% | 62 | 97.2% | 12.5% | 4.7 | 14 | $850 | researched Sep 28 |
| 67481 | Sylvan Grove | $188,764 | $105 | +5.2% | 158 | 100% | — | — | 2 | $646 | researched Sep 21 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county is served by local rural school districts; school quality is generally characterized by small class sizes typical of Great Plains agricultural communities.
The region faces standard Great Plains risks including severe thunderstorms, wind, and occasional wildfire threats, with insurance premiums reflecting these environmental exposures.
The economy is primarily agriculture-oriented with a tight labor market and low unemployment, though the county faces long-term population decline consistent with broader Great Plains trends.
Property taxes are assessed by the Lincoln County appraiser based on fair market value, with rates determined by local mill levies from the county, school districts, and townships.
The rental market is limited and primarily serves local workforce needs, with low vacancy pressure and rents largely influenced by HUD fair market standards.
The economy is heavily concentrated in agriculture and capital-intensive sectors, with a very low unemployment rate and a small, stable labor force.
Transportation is primarily reliant on personal vehicles via state and county highway networks, with no significant public transit infrastructure.
The Lincoln County Appraiser's office conducts annual valuations of real property based on market sales data and physical inspections to determine assessed values for tax purposes.
Parcels are subject to levies from the county, local school districts, and township governments, with occasional special assessments for rural utility or fire districts.
Property insurance availability is stable but premiums are sensitive to regional weather-related risks such as hail, wind, and fire.
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Data sourced from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS 5-year estimates.
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.