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Fort Scott, KS Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Fort Scott, KS Housing Market Trends

With 7,615 people, 3,470 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $124,011, house prices in Fort Scott are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Fort Scott, accounting for 76.33% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Fort Scott include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.76%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.16%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.75%).

People in Fort Scott primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Fort Scott has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

The housing in Fort Scott was primarily built before 1939 ( 35.99%), making the housing stock in Fort Scott some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Fort Scott. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 32.14%), followed by between 1970-1999 ( 24.72%). There's also some housing in Fort Scott built between 2000 and later ( 7.16%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Fort Scott. Fully 10.93% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Fort Scott homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Fort Scott real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Fort Scott Home Appreciation Rates

Fort Scott's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Fort Scott during the period has been just 4.29%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Fort Scott's appreciation rate, at 5.15%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Fort Scott's appreciation rate has been 1.79%, which annualizes to a rate of 7.37%.

Relative to Kansas, our data show that Fort Scott's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Kansas.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$124,011

Fort Scott, KS Home Prices
> $1,224,000
$918,001 - $1,224,000
$612,001 - $918,000
$490,001 - $612,000
$367,001 - $490,000
$245,001 - $367,000
$122,001 - $245,000
$61,001 - $122,000
$0 - $61,000
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.5%
1.5%
8.3%
8.3%
26.3%
26.3%
38.3%
38.3%
24.0%
24.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Kansas

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,470

Fort Scott Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,213 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
57.1%
57.1%
42.9%
42.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
10.9%
10.9%
89.1%
89.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.2%
7.2%
24.7%
24.7%
32.1%
32.1%
36.0%
36.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
76.3%
76.3%
0.0%
0.0%
8.2%
8.2%
12.8%
12.8%
2.7%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
8.0%
8.0%
10.6%
10.6%
34.6%
34.6%
32.2%
32.2%
12.1%
12.1%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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Zip Codes in Fort Scott, KS