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The median home value in Cherokee County, KS is $131,203 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.84% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$131,203
Year-over-Year
+4.84%
National Rank
#2789 of 3071
Cherokee County ranks 70th out of 105 counties in KS by median home price, and is -44.2% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KS, the typical county has a median home value of $153,214, making Cherokee County -14.4% below the KS state median.
The typical home value was unchanged, from $131,144 in May 2026 to $131,203 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $131,144 | +3.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $133,574 | +4.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $131,468 | +4.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $131,203 | +4.8% |
Households here earn a median of $57,668 a year against a typical home value of $131,203 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.3×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 8% 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 $131,203. That's up 4.84% from a year earlier. That is about 44.2% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Cherokee County the 70th 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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