Metropolitan market · Kansas · September 2026 data

What is the Atchison, KS real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Atchison, KS asks $232,500, up 18.6% year over year. Homes spend a median of 60 days on market, with 40 active listings and 6% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 44% of active listings, and inventory sits at 108% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$232,500
▲ 18.6% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$125
1,944 sq ft median
Median days on market
60
September 2026
Active listings
40
For sale now
New listings
16
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
6%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
108%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
44%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$187,000
▲ 11.1% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
n/a
Non-disclosure state: sale prices are not public record, so WealthyBud does not show or rank this ratio
Homes sold / month
15
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Atchison, KS housing market doing right now?

The Atchison, KS housing market lists at a $232,500 median as of September 2026, up 18.6% year over year, with a 60-day median market time and 40 homes for sale (6% with a price cut). Active inventory is 108% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Atchison housing market statistics

The table summarizes Atchison's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Atchison.

Atchison, KS housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$232,500+18.6% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1251,944 sq ft median
Median days on market60+7% YoY
Active listings40+10% YoY
New listings this month16September 2026
Listings with a price cut6%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$187,000+11.1% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ration/aNon-disclosure state: sale prices are not public record, so WealthyBud does not show or rank this ratio
Pending-to-active ratio43.8%18 pending
Inventory vs 2019108%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Atchison?

Atchison home prices are up 18.6% year over year and +21.6% month over month as of September 2026, at a $232,500 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$232K$214K$196K$178K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Atchison KS · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$176K$154K$133K$111K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Atchison KS · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Atchison?

Atchison has 40 active listings, 16 new this month, 18 pending as of September 2026. About 6% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 108% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
40
New this month
16
Pending
18
Price-reduced
2

Is Atchison a good real estate investment?

Atchison scores 61/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #238 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
61/100
#238 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+3.0%
▲ Rising · model output, not advice
Momentum
76
Value
84
Rental yield
47
Supply risk
66
Market heat
62

Atchison scores 61/100 on our composite Investor Score (#238 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 108% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 18.6% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Atchison ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Atchison?

A home at Atchison's $232,500 median listing runs about $1,273 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,149/mo
−$124/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,273/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,401/mo
+$129/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $232,500 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Atchison?

To buy Atchison’s $232,500 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $65,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,526/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.1× the area’s $62,164 median household income, so a typical Atchison household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Atchison, KS — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$232,500September 2026
Down payment (20%)$46,500Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,273/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (1.31% effective rate)$254/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$65,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$62,164Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Atchison housing market?

Longer-run demand in Atchison shows up in 22 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +22 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Very Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
22
▲ 83.3% vs 2024
1.4 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+22
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$800,000/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Very Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Atchison housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Atchison?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Atchison, KS is $232,500, up 18.6% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Atchison, KS metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Atchison?
The median home listed in Atchison asks $232,500 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,273 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Atchison?
The median property in Atchison spends 60 days on the market, with 40 homes actively listed and 6% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Atchison?
With a median 60 days on market and 6% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 44% of active listings, Atchison reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Atchison a good place to invest in real estate?
Atchison scores 61/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #238 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Atchison?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Atchison and the wider Kansas market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Atchison, KS metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

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