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 | $230,000 | Redfin · Ottawa, KS | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 17 days | Redfin · Ottawa, KS | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 55 homes | Redfin · Ottawa, KS | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $242,054 | Zillow · Ottawa, KS | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 55 homes | Zillow · Ottawa, KS | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
Ottawa, KS seller information / Market Report
Ottawa, KS Housing Market and Selling Costs
Use this report to compare Ottawa market measures with the costs, repairs, occupancy, and time involved in your own sale. The citywide figures are context; your house has its own condition and numbers.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Ottawa and Franklin County, Kansas. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
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Recent local measures
Ottawa market numbers to compare before you sell
These measures are for the exact place Ottawa, KS. Keep each provider, period, and source beside its figure when you compare it with your address.
| Measure, place and period | Value | Readable source |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale priceRedfin · Ottawa, KS · exact placePeriod: Three months ending August 2026 | $230,000-8.00% from a year earlier | Redfin Data Center → |
| Median days on marketRedfin · Ottawa, KS · exact placePeriod: Three months ending August 2026 | 17 days | Redfin Data Center → |
| Homes soldRedfin · Ottawa, KS · exact placePeriod: Three months ending August 2026 | 55 homes | Redfin Data Center → |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI)Zillow · Ottawa, KS · exact placePeriod: As of August 2026 | $242,054+7.73% from a year earlier | Zillow Research → |
| For-sale inventoryZillow · Ottawa, KS · exact placePeriod: As of August 2026 | 55 homes | Zillow Research → |
Redfin's median sale price comes from completed sales; its days-on-market and homes-sold figures describe activity for the period shown. Zillow's typical home value is a model, and its inventory figure counts homes for sale. These are different measures, not competing prices for one house.
What the numbers mean
A citywide measure is a starting point, not a price for your house
A median sale price is the middle of completed sale prices in the named place and period. It does not tell you what a particular Ottawa address will bring. Size, condition, needed repairs, access, title, and sale terms all affect the comparison.
Tenants or other occupants can affect access and timing. A house that needs work may also compare differently from a move-in-ready home, and the time you carry utilities, insurance, and other bills matters if you wait to sell.
The Redfin sale measure above covers three months ending august 2026. Zillow's typical home value is a separate modeled measure with its own date, not a completed-sale price.
Local selling costs
Kansas has no real-estate transfer tax; recording fees still apply
Kansas does not charge a real-estate transfer tax or deed tax. The state's mortgage registration tax ended on January 1, 2019. A recorded deed or mortgage does have a state-set county recording fee: $21 for its first page and $17 for each additional page. The schedule applies in Franklin County too; the total depends on the document pages, so the title or closing professional confirms the charge for your sale.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. That does not pay your mortgage, liens, back taxes, or your share of current property taxes; those remain separate items in the sale numbers.
What you may keep
Sale price and money left after costs are different numbers
The sale price is the amount in the agreement. What you keep is what remains after costs such as repairs, listing commission if you list, closing charges, mortgage payoff, liens, taxes, and the bills you carry while waiting. Put your own assumptions into the Ottawa calculator to compare a listing plan with a direct-sale number.
Compare what you may keep with the Ottawa calculator →Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Ottawa market report questions
What do the Ottawa market numbers measure?
The table keeps Redfin completed-sale and market-activity measures separate from Zillow’s modeled typical home value and for-sale inventory. Each figure shows its place, source, and period; the measures answer different questions.
Does the Ottawa median sale price tell me what my house is worth?
No. It summarizes completed sales in Ottawa, KS for the period shown, not your particular address. Condition, repairs, access, tenants or other occupancy, title, and timing can change the comparison.
Does Kansas charge a real-estate transfer tax?
Kansas does not charge a real-estate transfer tax or deed tax, and the mortgage registration tax ended January 1, 2019. Recording fees remain: $21 for the first page and $17 for each additional page of a deed or mortgage. The closing professional confirms the total for the documents recorded.
How can I estimate what I would keep after selling?
Compare a realistic sale price or written offer with repairs, listing commission if you list, closing costs, your mortgage payoff, liens, taxes, and bills while you wait. The Ottawa calculator lets you change the planning assumptions; its result is an estimate, not an offer.
Can I sell a house in Ottawa as-is?
Yes. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. USA Home Buyers buys houses in Ottawa and Franklin County, Kansas.
How soon will I get a written cash offer?
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
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Next steps for an Ottawa house sale
Compare the calculator with the property facts and choose the guide that fits what is happening at the house.
Compare your property's numbers
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Share the address, condition, occupancy, and timing so you can compare the options.
You can also call 888-274-5006.