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The median home value in Ottawa County, KS is $181,149 as of 2026-08-31, up 7.57% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$181,149
Year-over-Year
+7.57%
National Rank
#2192 of 3071
Ottawa County ranks 33rd out of 105 counties in KS by median home price, and is -22.9% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within KS, the typical county has a median home value of $153,214, making Ottawa County +18.2% above the KS state median.
The typical home value increased by 2.2%, from $177,239 in May 2026 to $181,149 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 | $177,239 | +5.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $182,798 | +6.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $180,438 | +6.8% |
| Aug 2026 | $181,149 | +7.6% |
Households here earn a median of $74,018 a year against a typical home value of $181,149 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.4×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 12% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Ottawa County is $181,149. That's up 7.57% from a year earlier. That is about 22.9% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Ottawa County the 33rd most expensive of 105 counties in Kansas.
Median household income here is $74,018, so a typical home costs about 2.4× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
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