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The median home value in Cherokee County, KS is $131,468 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.38% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$131,468
Year-over-Year
+4.38%
National Rank
#2776 of 3071
Cherokee County ranks 68th out of 105 counties in KS by median home price, and is -43.9% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within KS, the typical county has a median home value of $152,866, making Cherokee County -14.0% below the KS state median.
Households here earn a median of $57,668 a year against a typical home value of $131,468 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.3×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 9% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cherokee County recorded a violent crime rate of 372 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,380 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 9,419 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cherokee County is $131,468. That's up 4.38% from a year earlier. That is about 43.9% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Cherokee County the 68th most expensive of 105 counties in Kansas.
Median household income here is $57,668, so a typical home costs about 2.3× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cherokee County recorded 372 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,419 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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