The typical owner-occupied home in Walnut is worth about $31,300, 86% below the Kansas median of $217,200 and 91% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $364 a year in property taxes, about 1.16% of their home's value, lower than the Kansas rate of 1.29%. The median household earns $37,500 a year, so the median home costs 0.8 times the median income (2.9 times for Kansas). 88% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 28% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Walnut at a glance
| Walnut | Kansas | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $31,300 | $217,200 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | $364 | $2,798 | $3,119 |
| Property tax as a share of value | 1.16% | 1.29% | 0.94% |
| Median household income | $37,500 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 88% | 67% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 28% | 57% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $883 | $1,689 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 18.0% | 19.4% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | $442 | $1,060 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 28.3% | 27.1% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1963 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 21.5% | 9.2% | 10.1% |
| Population | 237 | 2,947,197 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Walnut
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Walnut home of $31,300 with 20% down costs about $212 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $264, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.
Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $9,075 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 7% of the median Walnut household income of $37,500; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $129,000.
The median rent here is $442 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $6,260 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $25,040 |
| Principal and interest | $168 |
| Property taxes (1.16% a year) | $30 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $13 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $212 |
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| Down payment | $1,096 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $30,733 |
| Principal and interest | $207 |
| Property taxes (1.16% a year) | $30 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $13 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $14 |
| Total per month | $264 |
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Questions about home buying in Walnut
What is the median home value in Walnut?
About $31,300 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
How much are property taxes in Walnut?
Homeowners pay a median $364 a year, which is about 1.16% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.
What income do you need to buy a home in Walnut?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $212 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $9,075 a year.
More about Walnut
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data