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Buying a home in Offerle, Kansas

The typical owner-occupied home in Offerle is worth about $61,700, 72% below the Kansas median of $217,200 and 81% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,250 a year in property taxes, about 2.03% of their home's value, higher than the Kansas rate of 1.29%. The median household earns $49,688 a year, so the median home costs 1.2 times the median income (2.9 times for Kansas). 88% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 34% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Offerle at a glance

Offerle Kansas U.S.
Median home value $61,700 $217,200 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $1,250 $2,798 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 2.03% 1.29% 0.94%
Median household income $49,688 $74,275 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 88% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 34% 57% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $963 $1,689 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 24.1% 19.4% 21.0%
Median rent $938 $1,060 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 23.8% 27.1% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1945 1976 1980
Vacant homes 24.0% 9.2% 10.1%
Population 151 2,947,197 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Offerle

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Offerle home of $61,700 with 20% down costs about $462 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $565, 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 $19,806 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 11% of the median Offerle household income of $49,688; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $155,000.

The median rent here is $938 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$12,340
Loan amount$49,360
Principal and interest$332
Property taxes (2.03% a year)$104
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$26
PMI$0
Total per month$462

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$2,160
Loan amount$60,582
Principal and interest$408
Property taxes (2.03% a year)$104
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$26
FHA mortgage insurance$27
Total per month$565

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Questions about home buying in Offerle

What is the median home value in Offerle?

About $61,700 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Offerle?

Homeowners pay a median $1,250 a year, which is about 2.03% 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 Offerle?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $462 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $19,806 a year.

More about Offerle

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