The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 66941 sells for about $164,900.
Homes take about 142 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $600 a month.
ZIP 66941 — Esbon
The housing market in 66941 is extremely quiet with very low inventory and minimal sales activity. Prices remain stable, reflecting the rural nature of the area where demand is driven by local needs rather than speculative investment. The market is currently characterized by a lack of turnover and limited development.
This ZIP is best suited for those seeking a quiet, rural lifestyle in northern Kansas, primarily retirees or individuals with local agricultural ties.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 142 days on market with 12.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 9.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Researched annual trajectory for this ZIP, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 10.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this ZIP's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 10.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
versus the prior ACS vintage
ZCTA 66941, Jewell County KS
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Kansas) — Kansas Residential Property Tax: 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.
Local recreation is limited to small-town community events and rural outdoor activities in the surrounding Jewell County landscape.
The rental market is extremely thin with very low turnover and limited institutional investor presence.
The economy is primarily driven by agriculture and local support services within Jewell County.
Transportation is entirely dependent on private vehicles via rural state highways.
No major commercial or residential developments are currently reported for this rural area.
Jewell County Appraiser's Office conducts annual valuations based on market sales and agricultural use values.
Parcels are subject to local school district levies and county-wide emergency service districts.
Property insurance premiums are influenced by regional exposure to severe weather, including wind and hail.
Kansas is a judicial foreclosure state requiring court action to complete the process.
Kansas requires sellers to provide a written disclosure statement regarding the condition of the property.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ZCTA 66941 profile.
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.
Hosts local community events and agricultural gatherings.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass. Borrowed-parent hold-out: median rent, price per sq ft reproduced Jewell County's own figure to the dollar — a parent aggregate is not this ZIP's reading, so it was not stored.