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Kansas foreclosures and housing market

How foreclosure works in Kansas, which counties lean to buyers or sellers, and how many homes are for sale right now.

How's the market in Kansas?

A strong seller's market.

Listings spent about 59 days on the market, and 17% had a price cut in October 2026.

Market figures: Realtor.com® Economic Research, October 2026. Free weekly email. Unsubscribe anytime.

Distressed properties in Kansas

Pre-foreclosures, auctions, bank-owned and HUD homes from county notices, with the street area instead of the house number.

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The Kansas market in October 2026

Our score compares how many listings went under contract with how many were for sale, ranked against every US county. Low scores lean to buyers, high scores to sellers.

Kansas market score

81Strong seller's market
Buyer's marketUS: 61Seller's market
Homes for sale
8,454
US: 1,179,101
Typical days on market
59
US: 66
Listings with a price cut
17%
US: 21%
Homes for sale vs pre-pandemic
−18%
US: −7%
October 2026 vs the October average for 2017 to 2019.

Market score by county

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Norton County: 2 out of 100Greenwood County: 44 out of 100Lane County: too few listings to scoreMarion County: 60 out of 100Barber County: 31 out of 100Edwards County: 11 out of 100Thomas County: 98 out of 100Ford County: 12 out of 100Chase County: 99 out of 100Woodson County: 7 out of 100Wallace County: 85 out of 100Franklin County: 75 out of 100Neosho County: 54 out of 100Cloud County: 16 out of 100Ness County: 14 out of 100Anderson County: 52 out of 100Ellis County: 61 out of 100Jackson County: 77 out of 100Scott County: 23 out of 100Pratt County: 37 out of 100Crawford County: 77 out of 100Lyon County: 76 out of 100Phillips County: 3 out of 100Grant County: 81 out of 100Graham County: 85 out of 100Allen County: 70 out of 100Trego County: 41 out of 100Elk County: 48 out of 100Hamilton County: too few listings to scoreDecatur County: 59 out of 100Washington County: 79 out of 100Gray County: 82 out of 100Geary County: 81 out of 100Wichita County: too few listings to scoreClay County: 60 out of 100Sheridan County: 63 out of 100Kiowa County: 41 out of 100Osage County: 41 out of 100Sherman County: 48 out of 100Rooks County: 12 out of 100Saline County: 95 out of 100Ellsworth County: 8 out of 100Miami County: 69 out of 100Stevens County: 41 out of 100Doniphan County: 81 out of 100Sedgwick County: 75 out of 100Smith County: 1 out of 100Harvey County: 98 out of 100Brown County: 53 out of 100Cheyenne County: 47 out of 100Greeley County: too few listings to scoreSumner County: 63 out of 100Pottawatomie County: 63 out of 100Wilson County: 36 out of 100Chautauqua County: 4 out of 100Linn County: 34 out of 100Kingman County: 41 out of 100Mitchell County: 39 out of 100Hodgeman County: 11 out of 100Morris County: 59 out of 100Rush County: 98 out of 100Stafford County: 45 out of 100Finney County: 35 out of 100Jefferson County: 79 out of 100Pawnee County: 9 out of 100Coffey County: 19 out of 100Clark County: 41 out of 100Stanton County: 99 out of 100Comanche County: too few listings to scoreRawlins County: 79 out of 100Cherokee County: 70 out of 100Shawnee County: 88 out of 100Atchison County: 68 out of 100Jewell County: 28 out of 100Marshall County: 7 out of 100Nemaha County: 79 out of 100Kearny County: 4 out of 100Morton County: 28 out of 100Ottawa County: 63 out of 100Russell County: 31 out of 100Douglas County: 66 out of 100Republic County: 55 out of 100Leavenworth County: 89 out of 100Osborne County: 3 out of 100Rice County: 28 out of 100Wyandotte County: 80 out of 100Labette County: 81 out of 100Johnson County: 96 out of 100Dickinson County: 73 out of 100Reno County: 92 out of 100Logan County: 63 out of 100Haskell County: 28 out of 100Gove County: 11 out of 100Wabaunsee County: 98 out of 100Meade County: 14 out of 100Harper County: 51 out of 100Riley County: 85 out of 100Lincoln County: 21 out of 100Seward County: 39 out of 100Barton County: 46 out of 100Montgomery County: 65 out of 100McPherson County: 74 out of 100Cowley County: 61 out of 100Bourbon County: 50 out of 100Butler County: 91 out of 100
Leans to buyersLeans to sellers

Gray counties had too few listings to score. Tap a county for its full answer.

Most buyer-friendly counties

Lowest scores among counties with 50+ homes for sale.

  1. 12Ford County99 days on market · 17% with a price cut · 107 for sale
  2. 16Cloud County120 days on market · 12% with a price cut · 53 for sale
  3. 31Russell County76 days on market · 10% with a price cut · 57 for sale
  4. 34Linn County79 days on market · 13% with a price cut · 67 for sale
  5. 35Finney County86 days on market · 19% with a price cut · 127 for sale

Most seller-friendly counties

Highest scores among counties with 50+ homes for sale.

  1. 98Harvey County53 days on market · 15% with a price cut · 51 for sale
  2. 96Johnson County46 days on market · 17% with a price cut · 1,736 for sale
  3. 95Saline County47 days on market · 14% with a price cut · 101 for sale
  4. 92Reno County46 days on market · 14% with a price cut · 120 for sale
  5. 91Butler County51 days on market · 17% with a price cut · 176 for sale

Source: Realtor.com® Economic Research, October 2026 county data. County days on market are medians. State and US figures weight each county by its homes for sale. Price-cut share is the share of listings with a price reduction.

Judicial

How foreclosure works in Kansas

Kansas foreclosures go through court.

Main steps and notices
  • The lender files suit and serves the borrower.
  • The sale is published once a week for three weeks, the last 7 to 14 days before the sale.
Catching up before the sale
State law does not require a right to reinstate.
After the sale
The borrower generally can redeem for up to 12 months after the sale. It can be shorter, for example for abandoned property or under the mortgage terms.
Before any of this starts
Under federal rules, a mortgage servicer generally can't make the first notice or filing for foreclosure until the borrower is more than 120 days behind.
Governing law
Kansas Statutes § 60-2401 et seq.

Sources

General information, not legal advice.

Laws change and each case differs. Anyone facing foreclosure should talk with a local attorney or a HUD-approved housing counselor.

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Kansas questions

Is foreclosure in Kansas judicial or non-judicial?

Kansas foreclosures go through court.

Can a homeowner get the home back after a foreclosure sale in Kansas?

The borrower generally can redeem for up to 12 months after the sale. It can be shorter, for example for abandoned property or under the mortgage terms.

Can a borrower in Kansas catch up on the loan before the sale?

State law does not require a right to reinstate.

Is Kansas a buyer's or seller's market right now?

A strong seller's market. Kansas scores 81 out of 100 on our market scale, where low scores lean to buyers. Listings spent about 59 days on the market, and 17% had a price cut in October 2026. Source: Realtor.com® Economic Research.

How far behind does a borrower have to be before foreclosure starts?

Under federal rules, a mortgage servicer generally can't make the first notice or filing for foreclosure until the borrower is more than 120 days behind. Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.