The typical owner-occupied home in Bushton is worth about $47,300, 78% below the Kansas median of $217,200 and 86% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $38,958 a year, so the median home costs 1.2 times the median income (2.9 times for Kansas). 95% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 31% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Bushton at a glance
| Bushton | Kansas | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $47,300 | $217,200 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | – | $2,798 | $3,119 |
| Median household income | $38,958 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 95% | 67% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 31% | 57% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $781 | $1,689 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 11.8% | 19.4% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | $675 | $1,060 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 17.5% | 27.1% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1948 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 41.3% | 9.2% | 10.1% |
| Population | 201 | 2,947,197 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Bushton
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Bushton home of $47,300 with 20% down costs about $318 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $396, 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 $13,612 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 10% of the median Bushton household income of $38,958; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $135,000.
The median rent here is $675 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $9,460 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $37,840 |
| Principal and interest | $255 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $43 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $20 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $318 |
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| Down payment | $1,656 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $46,443 |
| Principal and interest | $312 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $43 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $20 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $21 |
| Total per month | $396 |
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Questions about home buying in Bushton
What is the median home value in Bushton?
About $47,300 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
What income do you need to buy a home in Bushton?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $318 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $13,612 a year.
More about Bushton
- Mortgage Refinance in Bushton
- Debt Relief in Bushton
- Home Equity Loans in Bushton
- Guides and quotes for mortgage refinance on our sister site, MortgageRefinance.com
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