66868
Reading, Kansas.
Reading, Lyon County, KS · Emporia, KS metro · population 620
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$884 (+154%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $21,719 +8%
- $256,339$278,059 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $80,185 +41%
- $197,874$278,059 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 66868$1,459
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.
Typical home values in zip 66868 rose 8.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Lyon County, KS 78% · Osage County, KS 21% · Coffey County, KS 2%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Reading, KS — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 66868
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 66868$278,059
- Emporia$190,586
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | 66830 | Admire | 203 | — | $258,469 |
| 9.1 | 66523 | Osage City | 3,941 | — | $192,986 |
| 12.5 | 66864 | Neosho Rapids | 375 | — | $189,423 |
| 13.4 | 66856 | Lebo | 1,583 | — | $212,786 |
| 14.2 | 66833 | Allen | 641 | — | $261,483 |
| 15.1 | 66835 | Americus | 1,202 | — | $212,127 |
| 15.8 | 66801 | Emporia | 27,585 | $718 | $175,231 |
| 16.9 | 66413 | Burlingame | 1,721 | — | $191,092 |
| 17.4 | 66451 | Lyndon | 1,671 | — | $214,117 |
| 18.4 | 66431 | Harveyville | 718 | — | $223,472 |
| 19.6 | 66854 | Hartford | 1,007 | — | $247,762 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.