What is the median home value in Manhattan, KS?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Manhattan, KS is $246,700 (±$15,668), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Manhattan, the median home value went from $209,700 in 2015–2019 to $246,700 in 2020–2024 (+17.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median home value
$246,700 (±$15,668)
Owner-occupied homes
9,682 (±487)
Most common range
$300,000 to $499,999

Home values in Manhattan

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueManhattanRiley CountyKansasUnited States
Less than $50,00010.8% (±3.9 points)10.5%8.7%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9992.0% (±1.2 points)3.5%12.2%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9998.7% (±3.2 points)9.2%11.9%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,99915.5% (±3.7 points)16.0%13.0%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99925.9% (±3.2 points)25.4%21.0%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99928.5% (±4.2 points)26.3%22.4%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,9997.6% (±2.1 points)7.8%9.3%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more1.1% (±0.8 points)1.2%1.5%7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 28.5% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Manhattan against Riley County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ManhattanRiley CountyKansasUnited States
Median home value$246,700 (±$15,668)$237,100 (±$11,412)$217,200 (±$1,343)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes9,682 (±487)12,763 (±463)788,409 (±5,615)84,210,142

In Manhattan, the median home value is not measurably different from Riley County ($237,100).

It is also higher than in Kansas ($217,200).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Riley County, Manhattan ranks 5 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 255 of 1,474.

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

How home values in Manhattan have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$209,700 (±$7,430)$246,700 (±$15,668)+17.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,590 (±$46)$1,791 (±$81)+12.6%Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,222 (±$124)$3,767 (±$218)+16.9%No measurable change 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 home value in places near Manhattan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Manhattan
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Manhattan—$246,700 (±$15,668)—
Manhattan Township5.3 mi$171,400 (±$88,302)Not measurably different
Ogden Township6.1 mi$199,700 (±$29,880)Lower
Wildcat Township (Riley County)6.3 mi$244,400 (±$23,048)Not measurably different
Ashland Township6.3 mi$292,900 (±$208,286)Not measurably different
Ogden7.4 mi$156,800 (±$27,967)Lower
Blue Township7.5 mi$338,900 (±$18,393)Higher
Grant Township (Riley County)9.6 mi$364,100 (±$42,836)Higher
St. George10 mi$253,500 (±$18,769)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ogden Township, KS ($199,700), Ogden, KS ($156,800).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Blue Township, KS ($338,900), Grant Township (Riley County), KS ($364,100).

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

Median home value across Riley County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
1Swede Creek Township$425,000 (±$324,997)
2Grant Township (Riley County)$364,100 (±$42,836)
3Ashland Township$292,900 (±$208,286)
4Center Township (Riley County)$258,900 (±$38,179)
5Manhattan$246,700 (±$15,668)
6Wildcat Township (Riley County)$244,400 (±$23,048)
7Sherman Township (Riley County)$205,500 (±$24,116)
8Ogden Township$199,700 (±$29,880)
9Madison Township (Riley County)$185,900 (±$9,375)
10Manhattan Township$171,400 (±$88,302)
11Riley$163,100 (±$18,694)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Riley 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 Manhattan

What is the average home value in Manhattan, KS?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $246,700 (±$15,668) for owner-occupied homes in Manhattan (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Manhattan gone up?

In Manhattan, the median home value went from $209,700 in 2015–2019 to $246,700 in 2020–2024 (+17.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in Manhattan sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

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) for Manhattan city, Kansas (place:44250, in state:20).

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

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

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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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 .

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