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Median Home Price in Hays, KS

The median home value in Hays, KS is $259,442 as of 2026-06-30, up 4.11% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$259,442

Year-over-Year

+4.11%

Population

21,011

Hays ranks #24 of 52 Kansas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 10.4% above the state's city median of $235,108. It sits in Ellis County, where the county-wide median is $247,209.

Crime in Hays

Hays police recorded a violent crime rate of 233 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,461 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Hays

How much does a house cost in Hays, KS?

The median home value in Hays is $259,442. That's up 4.11% from a year earlier. That is about 10.4% above the typical county in Kansas.

Is Hays expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Hays are more expensive than Ellis County as a whole, where the median is $247,209 — a difference of about 4.9%.

Is Hays a safe place to live?

Hays police reported 233 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 21,011. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.