Rice County, KS real estate

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

Median home value

$104,600Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

1.52%Above state avg 1.29%Median bill $1,593/yr · Census

Median rent

$7532-bed $798Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Rice County, KS real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Rice County pay a median of $1,593 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $104,600, an effective rate of about 1.52%. The Kansas average is 1.29%, which makes Rice County the #58 lowest-tax of 105 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $753 a month, and $798 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 12 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 $105,000 home here comes to about $747 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $32,000 a year (the median household here earns $63,925).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$747/mo
  • Principal & interest$570
  • Property tax$133
  • Insurance (est.)$44

$105,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Rice County by bedrooms

1 bedroom$32563% below state
2 bedrooms$79823% below state
3 bedrooms$83933% below state
4 bedrooms$62557% below 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.