Housing data for Downs, KS
Downs, KS has an estimated 749 residents and 464 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Osborne County.
23.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $582 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 749 (±107)
- Housing units
- 464 (±58)
- Households that rent
- 23.1%
- Median gross rent
- $582
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −0.4%
What stands out in Downs
Median home value: $102,700 (±$10,673) in Downs, higher than in Osborne County ($86,400).
Housing in Downs at a glance
- Median rent: $582 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $613 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 39.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 23.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $62,333 median household income
- Home values: $102,700 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,161 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,606 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 54.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 88.1% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 10.3% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 82.2% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 13.3 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −0.4% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 21.0% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Downs against Osborne County, its state and the nation
| Downs | Osborne County | Kansas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 749 (±107) | 3,452 (exact) | 2,947,197 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 464 (±58) | 2,031 (±25) | 1,293,635 (±880) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 23.1% (±7.0 points) | 22.8% (±3.9 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $582 (±$28) | $595 (±$44) | $1,060 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $62,333 (±$7,572) | $63,011 (±$7,354) | $74,275 (±$475) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $102,700 (±$10,673) | $86,400 (±$5,654) | $217,200 (±$1,343) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,606 (±$241) | $1,465 (±$119) | $2,798 (±$18) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 88.1% (±14.1 points) | 86.5% (±6.7 points) | 55.9% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 13.3 minutes (±3.3) | 13.8 minutes (±2.8) | 19.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 81.4% (±6.5 points) | 84.3% (±3.7 points) | 90.7% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 50.9 years (±10.0) | 46.4 years (±0.8) | 37.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Downs covers 1.1 square miles of land, about 669 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Downs has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 752 (±123) | 749 (±107) | −0.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 510 (±67) | 464 (±58) | −9.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $420 (±$83) | $582 (±$28) | +38.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $81,900 (±$9,169) | $102,700 (±$10,673) | +25.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $51,053 (±$6,203) | $62,333 (±$7,572) | +22.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $852 (±$48) | $1,161 (±$81) | +36.3% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,462 (±$228) | $1,606 (±$241) | +9.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 22.2% (±7.8 points) | 23.1% (±7.0 points) | +0.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±24.4 points) | 10.3% (±15.0 points) | +10.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Places near Downs
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Township (Osborne County) | 1.8 mi | $582 | $100,200 | 22.4% |
| Corinth Township | 5.2 mi | — | — | 23.8% |
| Bethany Township | 5.9 mi | — | $40,000 | 4.3% |
| Cawker City | 6.1 mi | $583 | $90,800 | 18.1% |
| Cawker Township | 6.5 mi | $597 | $97,500 | 18.7% |
| Lincoln Township (Smith County) | 6.8 mi | — | $237,500 | 0.0% |
| Carr Creek Township | 8.1 mi | — | $116,200 | 0.0% |
| Penn Township | 8.4 mi | — | $367,900 | 0.0% |
Places in Kansas most like Downs
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Township (Osborne County) | $582 | $100,200 | $62,708 | 22.4% |
| Stockton | $643 | $95,000 | $62,621 | 24.3% |
| Oberlin | $593 | $88,700 | $52,284 | 23.1% |
| Waterville | $600 | $91,300 | $68,611 | 21.5% |
| Washington | $553 | $101,100 | $58,438 | 31.5% |
| Bucklin | $690 | $84,600 | $60,208 | 22.8% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Kansas.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Downs, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $707 | $747 | $961 | $1,288 | $1,418 |
HUD income limits for Downs, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,000 | $30,000 | $48,000 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $34,300 | $54,850 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $38,600 | $61,700 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $42,850 | $68,550 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $46,300 | $74,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $49,750 | $79,550 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $53,150 | $85,050 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $56,600 | $90,500 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Osborne County, KS, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $84,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Downs
How many renters are there in Downs?
Downs has an estimated 87 (±30) renting households, 23.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Downs?
The median household income in Downs is $62,333 (±$7,572) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Downs, KS?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $102,700 (±$10,673) for owner-occupied homes in Downs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Downs?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Downs, KS is $1,161 (±$81) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Downs?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Downs, KS is $1,606 (±$241) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Downs?
Downs, KS has an estimated 464 (±58) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Downs growing?
In Downs, the number of residents went from 752 in 2015–2019 to 749 in 2020–2024 (−0.4%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Downs city, Kansas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Downs city, Kansas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Downs city, Kansas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Downs city, Kansas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Downs city, Kansas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Downs city, Kansas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Downs city, Kansas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Osborne County, KS
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Osborne County, KS
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Downs city, Kansas (place:18500, in state:20).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .