Topeka, KSmetro area · Kansas

🔥 #25 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

725

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

1.0

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+39%

523 → 725 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

20%

725 of 3,682 recorded sales

Turnover

5.0%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

74,162

Where inside Topeka? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Shawnee County703 investor purchases · 1.2 per 100 homes · 21% of sales · 59,677 homes8 ranked ZIPs ↓
#ZIPCountyInvestor purchaseslast 12 moPer 100 homesinvestor purchasesShare of salesbought by investors
1066616Shawnee County542.133%
1166608Shawnee County342.133%
1766604Shawnee County1501.828%
1866611Shawnee County611.827%
1966606Shawnee County661.724%
3566605Shawnee County701.019%
3766607Shawnee County271.021%
4466614Shawnee County830.814%
Wabaunsee County6 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 1,997 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Wabaunsee County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Jefferson County14 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 5,064 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Jefferson County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Osage County2 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 25% of sales · 4,692 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Osage County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Jackson County0 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 0% of sales · 2,732 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Jackson County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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