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The median home value in Butler County, KS is $252,951 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.83% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$252,951
Year-over-Year
+4.83%
National Rank
#1344 of 3071
Butler County ranks 11th out of 105 counties in KS by median home price, and is +7.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KS, the typical county has a median home value of $152,866, making Butler County +65.5% above the KS state median.
Households here earn a median of $81,610 a year against a typical home value of $252,951 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 30% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Butler County recorded a violent crime rate of 183 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,415 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 42,677 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Butler County is $252,951. That's up 4.83% from a year earlier. That is about 7.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Butler County the 11th most expensive of 105 counties in Kansas.
Median household income here is $81,610, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Butler County recorded 183 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 42,677 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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