How much do homeowners pay a month in Garden Plain Township, KS?

Name: Homeowner costs in Garden Plain Township, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Garden Plain Township, KS pay a median of $2,462 (±$551) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $834 (±$42).

49.3% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Garden Plain Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,317 in 2015–2019 to $2,462 in 2020–2024 (+86.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $2,462 (±$551)
Without a mortgage: $834 (±$42)
Owned with a mortgage: 49.3%

Monthly owner costs in Garden Plain Township

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garden Plain Township	Sedgwick County	Kansas	United States
With a mortgage	$2,462 (±$551)	$1,564 (±$22)	$1,689 (±$10)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$834 (±$42)	$612 (±$13)	$641 (±$4)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	49.3% (±19.7 points)	60.5% (±1.0 points)	57.4% (±0.4 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$3,502 (±$205)	$2,461 (±$41)	$2,798 (±$18)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Garden Plain Township, the median cost with a mortgage is higher than in Sedgwick County ($1,564).

It is also higher than in Kansas ($1,689).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,963).

In Sedgwick County, Garden Plain Township ranks 4 of 45 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 47 of 1,236.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Garden Plain Township have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,317 (±$171)	$2,462 (±$551)	+86.9%	Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,331 (±$213)	$3,502 (±$205)	+50.2%	Up after inflation
Median home value	$172,400 (±$19,700)	$356,100 (±$15,789)	+106.6%	Up after inflation

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.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Garden Plain Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garden Plain Township
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Garden Plain Township	—	$2,462 (±$551)	—
Garden Plain	2.3 mi	$1,982 (±$432)	Not measurably different
Afton Township	5.3 mi	$2,453 (±$218)	Not measurably different
Goddard	5.3 mi	$1,696 (±$101)	Lower
Attica Township	5.8 mi	$1,718 (±$96)	Lower
Grand River Township	5.8 mi	$1,441 (±$211)	Lower
Sherman Township (Sedgwick County)	6.8 mi	$1,936 (±$240)	Not measurably different
Andale	7.2 mi	$1,713 (±$163)	Lower
Morton Township (Sedgwick County)	7.4 mi	$1,688 (±$110)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Goddard, KS ($1,696), Attica Township, KS ($1,718), Grand River Township, KS ($1,441).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Sedgwick County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
1	Eastborough	$2,992 (±$441)
2	Minneha Township	$2,615 (±$612)
3	Lincoln Township (Sedgwick County)	$2,543 (±$1,552)
4	Garden Plain Township	$2,462 (±$551)
5	Afton Township	$2,453 (±$218)
6	Payne Township (Sedgwick County)	$2,450 (±$997)
7	Gypsum Township (Sedgwick County)	$2,345 (±$302)
8	Illinois Township (Sedgwick County)	$2,207 (±$167)
9	Ohio Township (Sedgwick County)	$2,186 (±$421)
10	Maize	$2,177 (±$597)

Showing 10 of 45 places in Sedgwick County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Garden Plain Township

What is the average mortgage payment in Garden Plain Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Garden Plain Township, KS is $2,462 (±$551) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Garden Plain Township?

Owners without a mortgage in Garden Plain Township pay a median of $834 (±$42) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Garden Plain Township gone up?

In Garden Plain Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,317 in 2015–2019 to $2,462 in 2020–2024 (+86.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Garden Plain township, Sedgwick County, Kansas (county subdivision:25400, in state:20 county:173).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.