Leavenworth County, KS real estate

What the numbers say

Leavenworth County, KS real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Leavenworth County listed for $438,688, up 8.0% from a year earlier. That is 48% above the Kansas median of $296,000.

Homes spent a median of 55 days on the market, faster than 59 days a year ago. That makes Leavenworth County the #10 fastest-selling of 10 Kansas counties we track.

Homeowners in Leavenworth County pay a median of $3,424 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $282,900, an effective rate of about 1.21%. The Kansas average is 1.29%, which makes Leavenworth County the #11 lowest-tax of 105 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,219 a month, and $990 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $439,000 home here comes to about $3,017 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $129,000 a year (the median household here earns $89,218).