Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $333,333 | Redfin · Lawrence, KS | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 43 days | Redfin · Lawrence, KS | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 145 homes | Redfin · Lawrence, KS | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $334,684 | Zillow · Lawrence, KS | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 263 homes | Zillow · Lawrence, KS | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
Lawrence, Kansas · Douglas County
Lawrence, KS Housing Market and Selling Costs
Use the Lawrence market measures as context while you compare listing, repairs, tenant questions, and timing. USA Home Buyers buys houses in Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Want to compare a cash offer with listing? Call 888-274-5006 or use the form beside this introduction.
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Lawrence market numbers
Each measure keeps its provider, geography, and period beside the figure. Redfin sale and activity measures and Zillow's modeled home-value and inventory measures answer different questions.
Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $333,333 | Redfin · Lawrence, KS | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 43 days | Redfin · Lawrence, KS | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 145 homes | Redfin · Lawrence, KS | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $334,684 | Zillow · Lawrence, KS | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 263 homes | Zillow · Lawrence, KS | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
What the numbers mean
A citywide figure does not price your particular house
The median sale price is a summary of completed sales for the place and period shown. It cannot tell you what a specific Lawrence address will bring. Condition, needed repairs, access, whether tenants live there, and your timing all affect the comparison for your house.
Compare a realistic sale price or written offer with repair and cleanout costs, mortgage payoff, selling costs, and the bills you would carry while waiting. A rental with access or timing constraints may call for a different comparison than a vacant house ready to show.
Kansas selling costs
Transfer taxes and county recording fees
Kansas does not charge a real estate transfer tax or deed tax. The state's mortgage registration tax ended January 1, 2019. County recording fees are $21 for the first page of a deed or mortgage and $17 for each additional page. The total depends on how many pages are recorded; the title company or closing professional confirms the exact charges.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes remain separate.
What you may keep
Sale price and net proceeds are different numbers
Net proceeds are what remains after costs and payoff. Compare a possible listing with a cash sale using the repair, cleanout, monthly bill, and closing-cost assumptions for your house. The calculator lets you change those numbers.
Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Lawrence, KS Home Sale Net Proceeds Calculator
CalculatorCompare what you would keep from listing your house or selling as-is for cash. Change the repair costs, cleanout, monthly bills and closing costs to fit your house.
Lawrence market report questions
What do the Lawrence market figures tell me?
They show source-specific measures for Lawrence and the periods named in the table. Redfin reports completed-sale and market-activity measures; Zillow’s typical home value is a separate modeled measure. Neither prices your particular house.
Can the Lawrence median sale price tell me what my house is worth?
No. A citywide median summarizes sales in the period shown, not the condition, repairs, occupancy, access, or timing for your address. Use it as context, then compare the facts of your own house.
Does Kansas charge a real estate transfer tax?
Kansas does not charge a real estate transfer tax or deed tax. The mortgage registration tax ended on January 1, 2019. County recording fees are $21 for the first page of a deed or mortgage and $17 for each additional page; the total depends on page count.
What changes the amount I may keep after a sale?
Compare the sale price or written offer with your mortgage payoff, repairs and cleanout, selling costs, and the bills you carry while waiting. A sale price is not the same as net proceeds.
How can repairs, tenants, or timing change my comparison?
The home’s condition, repair needs, tenant access, and the date you have in mind can change which selling option fits. A town-wide market figure does not account for those details at your address.
How do I start comparing options for a Lawrence house?
Use the form on this page or call 888-274-5006. Share the property address and the condition, occupancy, and timing you are weighing so you can compare the available written terms with the other costs.
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