Home values, rents and more in Wathena, KS
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Wathena compares
The typical home in Wathena, KS is worth about $184,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Wathena are 13% below the typical value in the St. Joseph metro area ($212,000) and 50% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Wathena rose 10.9%, compared with +4.9% in the St. Joseph metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $87,222, against $65,005 in the St. Joseph metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 1,554 people live in Wathena (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Wathena has the 6th-lowest typical home value of the 22 cities in the St. Joseph metro area and the 188th-highest of 438 in Kansas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Doniphan County, KS · St. Joseph metro area · 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.