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Home values, rents and more in the Lawrence metro area

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

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Typical home value
$336,000
Kansas: $246,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.4%
Kansas: +3.5% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,563/mo
Kansas: $1,375 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+4.7%
Kansas: +3.3% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
120,920
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$69,746
Kansas: $74,275 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around the Lawrence metro, shaded by typical home valueDouglas
  • Under $210k
  • $210k–$270k
  • $270k–$330k
  • $330k–$360k
  • $360k+
  • No data
Counties around the Lawrence metro, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). The metro area is outlined.

How the Lawrence metro compares

The typical home in the Lawrence metro area is worth about $336,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Lawrence metro are 36% above the typical value in Kansas ($246,000) and 8% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in the Lawrence metro rose 3.4%, compared with +3.5% in Kansas and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,563 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 14% above Kansas ($1,375) and 19% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.7% over the past year.

The median household income is $69,746, against $74,275 in Kansas and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 120,920 people live in the Lawrence metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

The Lawrence metro has the 262nd-highest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the highest of 17 in Kansas with Zillow figures.

Part of: 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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