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Median Home Price in Wichita, KS

The median home value in Wichita, KS is $207,164 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.92% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$207,164

Year-over-Year

+2.92%

Population

395,486

Wichita ranks #31 of 52 Kansas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 11.4% below the state's city median of $233,732. It sits in Sedgwick County, where the county-wide median is $227,665.

Housing affordability in Wichita

Median household income in Wichita is $64,620, so the typical home value is about 3.2× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Wichita

Wichita police recorded a violent crime rate of 539 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,303 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 Wichita

What is the average home price in Wichita, KS?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Wichita, that value is $207,164. That's up 2.92% from a year earlier. It is about 11.4% below the typical Kansas city tracked here.

Is Wichita expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Wichita are cheaper than Sedgwick County as a whole, where the median is $227,665 — a difference of about 9.0%.

Is Wichita affordable?

Median household income here is $64,620, so the typical home value is about 3.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Wichita a safe place to live?

Wichita police reported 539 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 395,486. 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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