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Buying a home in Morrowville, Kansas

The typical owner-occupied home in Morrowville is worth about $41,700, 81% below the Kansas median of $217,200 and 87% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $77,750 a year, so the median home costs 0.5 times the median income (2.9 times for Kansas). 83% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 18% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Morrowville at a glance

Morrowville Kansas U.S.
Median home value $41,700 $217,200 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $2,798 $3,119
Median household income $77,750 $74,275 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 83% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 18% 57% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $650 $1,689 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 12.5% 19.4% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,060 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1944 1976 1980
Vacant homes 23.0% 9.2% 10.1%
Population 96 2,947,197 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Morrowville

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Morrowville home of $41,700 with 20% down costs about $280 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $349, 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 $12,000 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 4% of the median Morrowville household income of $77,750; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $270,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$8,340
Loan amount$33,360
Principal and interest$224
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$38
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$17
PMI$0
Total per month$280

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$1,460
Loan amount$40,945
Principal and interest$275
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$38
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$17
FHA mortgage insurance$18
Total per month$349

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Questions about home buying in Morrowville

What is the median home value in Morrowville?

About $41,700 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 Morrowville?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $280 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $12,000 a year.

More about Morrowville

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