Metropolitan market · Kansas · September 2026 data

What is the Dodge City, KS real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Dodge City, KS asks $245,500, down 1.8% year over year. Homes spend a median of 87 days on market, with 112 active listings and 16% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 23% of active listings, and inventory sits at 112% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer-leaning market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$245,500
▼ 1.8% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$185
1,394 sq ft median
Median days on market
87
September 2026
Active listings
112
For sale now
New listings
16
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
16%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
112%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
23%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$237,910
▼ 11.6% 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
22
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Dodge City, KS housing market doing right now?

The Dodge City, KS housing market lists at a $245,500 median as of September 2026, down 1.8% year over year, with an 87-day median market time and 112 homes for sale (16% with a price cut). Active inventory is 112% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer-leaning market by days-on-market pace.

Dodge City housing market statistics

The table summarizes Dodge City'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 Dodge City.

Dodge City, KS housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$245,500-1.8% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1851,394 sq ft median
Median days on market87-4% YoY
Active listings112+24% YoY
New listings this month16September 2026
Listings with a price cut16%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$237,910-11.6% 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 ratio22.9%26 pending
Inventory vs 2019112%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Dodge City?

Dodge City home prices are down 1.8% year over year and +2.0% month over month as of September 2026, at a $245,500 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$290K$276K$263K$249K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

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

The 10-year view
$304K$266K$228K$190K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

How much inventory is on the market in Dodge City?

Dodge City has 112 active listings, 16 new this month, 26 pending as of September 2026. About 16% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 112% of its 2019 level — a buyer-leaning market by pace.

Active listings
112
New this month
16
Pending
26
Price-reduced
17

Is Dodge City a good real estate investment?

Dodge City scores 55/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #345 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
55/100
#345 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+1.1%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
58
Value
88
Rental yield
73
Supply risk
70
Market heat
15

Dodge City scores 55/100 on our composite Investor Score (#345 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 112% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 1.8% 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 Dodge City ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Dodge City?

A home at Dodge City's $245,500 median listing runs about $1,344 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%
$1,213/mo
−$131/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,344/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,480/mo
+$136/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $245,500 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 Dodge City?

To buy Dodge City’s $245,500 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $72,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,681/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.0× the area’s $70,495 median household income, so a typical Dodge City household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Dodge City, KS — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$245,500September 2026
Down payment (20%)$49,100Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,344/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (1.65% effective rate)$338/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$72,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$70,495Census 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 Dodge City housing market?

Longer-run demand in Dodge City shows up in 64 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of -438 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
64
▼ 52.2% vs 2024
1.9 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-438
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$16.1M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively 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.

Client-ready report

Send a branded Dodge City market report to your clients.

Open report gallery
Find the best in Dodge City

Dodge City housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Dodge City?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Dodge City, KS is $245,500, down 1.8% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Dodge City, KS metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Dodge City?
The median home listed in Dodge City asks $245,500 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,344 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Dodge City?
The median property in Dodge City spends 87 days on the market, with 112 homes actively listed and 16% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer-leaning market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Dodge City?
With a median 87 days on market and 16% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 23% of active listings, Dodge City reads as a buyer-leaning market as of September 2026. Lean is based on days-on-market pace when closed-sale ratios are unavailable. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Dodge City a good place to invest in real estate?
Dodge City scores 55/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #345 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 Dodge City?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Dodge City 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 Dodge City, 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.

More Kansas housing markets

Samuel Okonkwo Property Investment Analyst

Samuel Okonkwo is a property investment analyst who covers cap rates, cash-flow modeling and rental-property ROI for single-family and small multifamily investors. He builds his models from public rent and price data to help readers compare markets objectively.

Editorial persona: WealthyBud bylines are editorial personas, not real individuals. Pages are produced by the WealthyBud research team from the public data cited on each page.