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The median home value in Independence, KS is $122,763 as of 2026-06-30, up 7.5% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$122,763
Year-over-Year
+7.5%
Population
8,237
Independence ranks #47 of 52 Kansas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 47.8% below the state's city median of $235,108. It sits in Montgomery County, where the county-wide median is $103,856.
Independence police recorded a violent crime rate of 522 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,606 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Independence is $122,763. That's up 7.5% from a year earlier. That is about 47.8% below the typical county in Kansas.
Homes in Independence are more expensive than Montgomery County as a whole, where the median is $103,856 — a difference of about 18.2%.
Independence police reported 522 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 8,237. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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