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Home values, rents and more in Fort Scott, KS

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$131,000
Kansas: $246,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+9.9%
Kansas: +3.5% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
7,555
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$52,159
Kansas: $74,275 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Fort Scott, KS, shaded by typical home valueFort Scott
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ZIP codes around Fort Scott, KS, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Fort Scott is outlined.

How Fort Scott compares

The typical home in Fort Scott, KS is worth about $131,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Fort Scott are 47% below the typical value in Kansas ($246,000) and 64% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Fort Scott rose 9.9%, compared with +3.5% in Kansas and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $52,159, against $74,275 in Kansas and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 7,555 people live in Fort Scott (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Fort Scott has the 131st-lowest typical home value of the 438 cities in Kansas with Zillow figures.

Part of: Bourbon County, KS · Kansas

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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