Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Meade, Kansas
A $97,000 home here costs
$965per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $499. The real number is $467 higher every month — 94% more than the payment most buyers budget for.
Where every dollar goes
Only the first line is a mortgage payment. Change any assumption above and every figure below recalculates.
Meade against Meade County and Kansas
| Measure | Meade | Meade County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $97,100 | $122,000 |
| Median property tax | $1,505 | $1,858 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.550% | 1.523% |
| Median gross rent | $739 | $799 |
| Population | 1,274 | 3,949 |
The weather behind that power bill
Meade sits in Meade County, which averages a high of 94.4°F in its hottest month and a low of 18.6°F in its coldest, with 23.04" of precipitation a year and 43% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 1,474 cooling and 4,924 heating degree days, which is what sets the $136 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Meade County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Meade County
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Meade?
A $97,000 home in Meade, Kansas costs approximately $965 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $499 principal and interest, $125 property tax, $57 homeowners insurance, $204 utilities and $81 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Meade?
Meade has an effective property tax rate of 1.550%, based on a median home value of $97,100 and median real estate taxes of $1,505. That is higher than the Meade County average of 1.523%.
What is the average home price in Meade?
The median owner-occupied home value in Meade, Kansas is $97,100, against $122,000 across Meade County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Meade?
Median gross rent in Meade is $739 a month, against $965 to own the median home all in. Renting costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Meade — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for Kansas.
- Electricity price — EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A.
- Mortgage rate — Freddie Mac PMMS, refreshed weekly.
- Maintenance (1%/yr) and water and sewer ($68/mo) are national estimates. Every assumption above is editable.