Geary County, KS real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$172,700Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

1.45%Above state avg 1.29%Median bill $2,496/yr · Census

Median rent

$1,1042-bed $972Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Geary County, KS real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Geary County pay a median of $2,496 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $172,700, an effective rate of about 1.45%. The Kansas average is 1.29%, which makes Geary County the #35 lowest-tax of 105 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,104 a month, and $972 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 13 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $173,000 home here comes to about $1,222 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $52,000 a year (the median household here earns $59,317).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,222/mo
  • Principal & interest$942
  • Property tax$208
  • Insurance (est.)$72

$173,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Geary County by bedrooms

Studio$93614% above state
1 bedroom$8414% below state
2 bedrooms$9727% below state
3 bedrooms$1,2761% above state
4 bedrooms$1,58310% above state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.