Typical home value from Zillow, September 2021 to September 2026: from $131,355 to $158,573.
From Zillow (ZHVI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).
Ulysses is in Grant County. The FHA loan limit ($541,287 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Grant County. See the county
What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.
1
Ulysses has the 3rd lowest typical rent of the 65 cities in Kansas with more than 5,000 people ($717).
2
According to Zillow, in the 12 months to September 2026 the typical home value in Ulysses rose 8.7%; in Kansas, it rose 3.5%.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024); Zillow (September 2026 data). Zillow data
The homes here
Housing in Ulysses
What homes there are in Ulysses, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).
What homes there are
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024
Kind of home
Detached houseAttached houseBuilding of 2 to 4Apartments (5 or more)Mobile homeBoat, RV and otherUnreliable estimate
Ulysses
Grant County
Kansas
United States
Kind of home: Ulysses and its comparisons
Measure
Ulysses
Grant County
Kansas
United States
Detached house
73%
69%
72%
61%
Attached house
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
5%
6%
Building of 2 to 4
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
6%
8%
Apartments (5 or more)
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
13%
19%
Mobile home
17%
23%
4%
6%
Boat, RV and other
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
0%
0%
Detached houses, standing on their own, make up 73% of homes here, against 69% in Grant County.
Year built
Before 19601960–19791980–19992000–20092010 or laterUnreliable estimate
Ulysses
Grant County
Kansas
United States
Year built: Ulysses and its comparisons
Measure
Ulysses
Grant County
Kansas
United States
Before 1960
42%
37%
32%
26%
1960–1979
23%
22%
24%
24%
1980–1999
26%
28%
23%
25%
2000–2009
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
12%
14%
2010 or later
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
9%
11%
What it costs here
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024
Value of owner-occupied homes
Unreliable estimate
Under $100K54%
$100K–$200K26%
$200K–$300KUnreliable
$300K–$500KUnreliable
$500K–$750KUnreliable
$750K–$1MUnreliable
$1M or moreUnreliable
Value of owner-occupied homes: Ulysses and its comparisons
Measure
Ulysses
Under $100K
54%
$100K–$200K
26%
$200K–$300K
Unreliable estimate
$300K–$500K
Unreliable estimate
$500K–$750K
Unreliable estimate
$750K–$1M
Unreliable
$1M or more
Unreliable
Monthly rent with utilities
Unreliable estimate
Under $500Unreliable
$500–$99991%
$1,000–$1,499Unreliable
$1,500–$1,999Unreliable
$2,000–$2,499Unreliable
$2,500–$2,999Unreliable
$3,000 or moreUnreliable
Monthly rent with utilities: Ulysses and its comparisons
Measure
Ulysses
Under $500
Unreliable estimate
$500–$999
91%
$1,000–$1,499
Unreliable
$1,500–$1,999
Unreliable estimate
$2,000–$2,499
Unreliable
$2,500–$2,999
Unreliable
$3,000 or more
Unreliable
With a mortgage
$1,250 a month
Grant County: $1,249 a month
Without a mortgage
$599 a month
Grant County: $621 a month
Owners with a mortgage
58%
Grant County: 55%
Owning costs about the same in Ulysses as in Grant County: with a mortgage, $1,250 a month; without one, $599.
How it changed
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Change since 2015–2019
Typical home value
UlyssesNo clear change
Grant CountyNo clear change
Kansas+43%
United States+53%
Typical rent
UlyssesNo clear change
Grant CountyNo clear change
Kansas+25%
United States+33%
Typical household income
Ulysses+25%
Grant CountyNo clear change
Kansas+25%
United States+29%
Change since 2015–2019: Ulysses and its comparisons
Measure
Ulysses
Grant County
Kansas
United States
Typical home value
No clear change
No clear change
+43%
+53%
Typical rent
No clear change
No clear change
+25%
+33%
Typical household income
+25%
No clear change
+25%
+29%
Since 2015–2019, home values in Ulysses moved so little that the Census cannot say whether they rose or fell.
Since 2015–2019, the typical rent in Ulysses did not change clearly, according to the Census.
How people live
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024
How people live: Ulysses and its comparisons
Measure
Ulysses
Grant County
Kansas
United States
Rental vacancy
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
6.2%
5.5%
Homeowner vacancy
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
0.9%
0.9%
More than one person per room
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
2.1%
3.4%
People per household
3.15
3.02
2.44
2.53
Drive alone
71%
72%
75%
69%
Carpool
23%
19%
9%
9%
Public transit
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
0%
3%
Walk or bike
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
3%
3%
Work from home
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
12%
15%
Other means
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
1%
2%
Typical commute
Unreliable estimate
Unreliable estimate
10 to 19 minutes
20 to 29 minutes
Much as in Grant County, a household in Ulysses has 3.15 people on average.
In Ulysses, 23% of workers share a car to get to work; in Grant County, 19%.
Do the math
What would you pay each month for a home in Ulysses?
A typical home is within reach of the typical income
We start with a typical home in Ulysses, worth $97,400, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 16% of the typical household income in Ulysses, which is $63,857 a year.
The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Grant County.
Change the price, the down payment or the loan: the payment updates right away.
Your numbers
Local data
$
Starts at the typical home value in Ulysses. Change it to the price you have in mind.
Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.
Down payment
%
That is $3,409 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.
This week's average ± a quarter or half point.
National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.
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Estimated monthly payment
Local data
$874
at 7.18% · 30 years
Loan amount
$95,636
Total interest
$137,598
Paid off in
November 2056
Includes $1,645 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.
Does it fit the income?
Comfortable
up to $1,490 a month
Your payment · 16%
Tight
$1,490 to $1,916 a month
Hard
more than $1,916 a month
Compared with the typical household income in Ulysses ($63,857 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.
Monthly payment breakdown
Principal & interest
$648
Property tax
$143
Home insurance
$41
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)
$43
You need at least $3,409 for the down payment, plus closing costs.
This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.
Total monthly payment $874; principal and interest $648.
The city and its county
Ulysses and Grant County
Ulysses is in Grant County, Kansas. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).
Ulysses
Map of Grant County, Kansas, with Ulysses marked. Around it, the neighboring counties.
Ulysses
Grant County
Ulysses's own numbers
Typical home value
$97,400
Typical monthly rent
$717
Typical yearly household income
$63,857
Households that own their home
73%
Effective property tax rate
1.76%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).
Numbers for all of Grant County
FHA limit, one-unit home
$541,287
Conventional limit, one unit
$832,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$961
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+28%
HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.
Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Grant County.
A typical home in Ulysses is worth $97,400: 12% below the county and 55% below Kansas. With the typical household income in Ulysses ($63,857 a year), a typical home costs 1.5 times what the household earns in a year.
Years of income to pay for a typical home
The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.
Ulysses1.5 years
Grant1.7 years
Kansas2.9 years
United States4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024
How prices have changed in Grant County
According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Grant County rose 33% in the 10 years through 2025.
FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Grant County.
Yearly change in FHFA’s price index in Grant County, 2016 to 2025
2016: −1.2% −1.2% 2016
2017: −1.2% −1.2% 2017
2018: +3.0% +3.0% 2018
2019: +3.3% +3.3% 2019
2020: −0.2% −0.2% 2020
2021: +7.8% +7.8% 2021
2022: +5.5% +5.5% 2022
2023: +4.4% +4.4% 2023
2024: +2.5% +2.5% 2024
2025: +5.3% +5.3% 2025
Change in FHFA’s price index in Grant County, Kansas and the United States
Period
County
Kansas
U.S.
Last year (2025)
+5.3%
+4.1%
+2.9%
5 years (2020–2025)
+28%
+49%
+47%
10 years (2015–2025)
+33%
+84%
+85%
The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data
Ulysses next to Grant County, Kansas and the U.S.
Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.
Typical home value
Ulysses$97,400
Grant$110,300
Kansas$217,200
United States$332,700
Typical monthly rent
Ulysses$717
Grant$718
Kansas$1,060
United States$1,413
Typical yearly household income
Ulysses$63,857
Grant$66,476
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
See the full table
Ulysses next to Grant County and Kansas
Measure
Ulysses
Grant County
Kansas
U.S.
Typical home value
$97,400 ▼12% below the county
$110,300
$217,200
$332,700
Typical monthly rent
$717
$718
$1,060
$1,413
Typical yearly household income
$63,857 ▼4% below the county
$66,476
$74,275
$80,734
Households that own their home
73% ▼3 points below the county
77%
67%
65%
Typical yearly property tax
$1,714 ▲3% above the county
$1,670
$2,798
$3,119
Effective property tax rate
1.76% ▲0.25 points above the county
1.51%
1.29%
0.94%
“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Grant County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.
Four ways to pay for a typical home in Ulysses
For a typical $97,400 home in Ulysses, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Ulysses's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.
FHA, 3.5% down$874a month
Least cash to close
Down payment
$3,409
Cash to close
$6,331
Rate
7.18%
Mortgage insurance
FHA MIP · $43
Conventional, 5% down$857a month
Down payment
$4,870
Cash to close
$7,792
Rate
7.18%
Mortgage insurance
PMI · $46
Conventional, 20% down, no PMI$711a month
Down payment
$19,480
Cash to close
$22,402
Rate
7.18%
Mortgage insurance
None
ITIN, 15% down (example)$801a month
Down payment
$14,610
Cash to close
$17,532
Rate
8.18%
Mortgage insurance
None
Four ways to pay for a typical home in Ulysses
Loan
Monthly payment
Down payment
Loan amount
Rate
Mortgage insurance
Cash to close
Minimum score
FHA, 3.5% down Least cash to close
$874
$3,409
$95,636
7.18%
FHA MIP · $43
$6,331
580
Conventional, 5% down
$857
$4,870
$92,530
7.18%
PMI · $46
$7,792
620*
Conventional, 20% down, no PMI
$711
$19,480
$77,920
7.18%
None
$22,402
620*
ITIN, 15% down (example)
$801
$14,610
$82,790
8.18%
None
$17,532
Set by the lender
The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.
Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.
Typical rent in Ulysses is $717 a month: about the same as the county.
HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Grant County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($961 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $18.48 an hour working full time.
What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.
HUD fair market rent in Grant County (Fiscal year 2027)
Size
Fair rent a month
Hourly wage
Yearly income
Studio
$707
$13.60
$28,280
1 bedroom
$735
$14.13
$29,400
2 bedrooms
$961
$18.48
$38,440
3 bedrooms
$1,331
$25.60
$53,240
4 bedrooms
$1,418
$27.27
$56,720
Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027
By ZIP code
Fair market rent by ZIP code in Ulysses
HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Ulysses is in ZIP code 67880.
For 2 bedrooms it is $1,290: $329 more than the fair market rent for Grant County ($961).
Fair market rent by ZIP code and size in Ulysses, fiscal year 2027.
ZIP code
Studio
1 bd
2 bd
3 bd
4 bd
67880
$950
$980
$1,290
$1,540
$1,700
ZIP code2 bd3 bd
67880 $1,290$1,540
1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Ulysses when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD)Fiscal year 2027Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (external site)Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship fileData from 2020 dataCensus Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (external site)
HUD lists 2 buildings with rents for lower incomes in Ulysses. These are the largest.
Ulysses Pha400 N Missouri St, Ulysses 6788040 low-income homes · Run by Ulysses Housing Authority · Average payment: $399 a month · Average wait: 10 months(620) 356-3972
Grant Prairie Townhomes300 E Maize Ave, Ulysses 6788010 low-income homes · 2 bd: 10 · In service since 2017 · For older adults
You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.
We found no HUD-approved agencies with an office in Grant County. The nearest ones are below; many serve by phone or online.
No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Ulysses or Grant County. The ones below are statewide in Kansas: they work in Ulysses the same as in the rest of the state.
Kansas state corporation 0% loan for 15% or 20% of the price for the down payment and closing costs, forgiven after 10 years in the home, for households with income up to 80% of the area median; not available in Johnson County or in Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka and Wichita.Offered by Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC).
No legal help resource on our list is for Ulysses or Grant County in particular.
If you have a problem with your landlord, an eviction notice or a scam, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) search shows the free legal aid offices that serve your area.
Short answers with the numbers for Ulysses and all of Grant County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.
How much does a typical home cost in Ulysses?
The typical home value in Ulysses is $97,400, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Grant County it is $110,300.
How much does it cost to rent in Ulysses?
Typical rent in Ulysses is $717 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Grant County is $961.
What is the FHA loan limit in Ulysses?
Ulysses uses the FHA limit for all of Grant County (2026): $541,287 for a one-unit home and $1,041,125 for a four-unit home.
How much property tax do owners pay in Ulysses?
The typical homeowner in Ulysses pays $1,714 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 1.76% of the home’s value; in Grant County, the rate is 1.51%.
Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Ulysses?
We found no HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Grant County; the nearest ones are on this page. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.
