Lawrence, KS Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Lawrence: a median closing price of $320,000 across 292 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around Lawrence, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Lawrence sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of August 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 292
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $320,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $188
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $259,000 and $415,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 292 closed sales in Lawrence over the last six months, with a median closing price of $320,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $259,000 and $415,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 290 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $162 and $216 per square foot.
Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Lawrence, KS (August 2026)
The median home price in Lawrence is $320,000, measured across the 292 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $259,000 and $415,000.
Where Lawrence sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Lawrence over the last six months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $259,000 and $415,000. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 7 days, across 217 Lawrence closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 31 days, across 198 Lawrence closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Lawrence angle
Lawrence needs its comps rationed. Across 292 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median closed sale price was $320,000, and the middle half of sales closed between $259,000 and $415,000. Closing volume here runs thinner than in most markets we track, so every filter you add costs you comps you may need later. Decide in advance which one or two attributes genuinely drive value for this subject, filter on those, and widen the radius before you widen the property profile. The spread itself is close to typical for the markets we track, with somewhat more room above the median than below it.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 12,508+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Lawrence address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Lawrence, KS
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 292
Median sold price: $320,000
Median sold $/sqft: $188 (290 qualifying)
https://resideline.com/blog/lawrence-ks-housing-market
The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Lawrence over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Lawrence?
The median sold price in Lawrence over the last 6 months is $320,000, measured across 292 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Lawrence last month?
Resideline tracked 41 closed sales in Lawrence in July 2026, out of 292 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Lawrence?
The middle half of Lawrence sales over the last six months closed between $259,000 and $415,000, with a median of $320,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Lawrence?
Among qualifying Lawrence closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $188, measured across 290 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
How should I handle a smaller comp pool in Lawrence?
Spend filters deliberately. Lawrence closing counts run thinner than most markets we track, so a stack of narrow criteria can leave you with almost nothing to work from. Rank your filters by how much each attribute actually moves value, apply the top one or two, and keep the citywide picture in view: the middle half of closings ran from $259,000 to $415,000 around a median of $320,000.
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