Housing market/Kansas/ZIP 66606
ZIP 66606 Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, KS MSA · Kansas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 66606 · KS
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 66606 — Topeka, KS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 66606
- 1-unit detached3,71968.5%
- 1-unit attached831.5%
- 2–4 units4127.6%
- 5–49 units92417.0%
- 50+ units2755.1%
- Mobile200.4%
2–4 unit share 7.6% · 5–49 unit share 17.0% · combined 2–49 24.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,052 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $822.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 41.6%; ≥50% 23.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,210 (1.150× ACS median gross rent).
Population
10,177 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -7.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 4 projects, 277 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 60 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 250 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 66606 43.6% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 13.0%; ACS median gross rent is $1,052; population changed -7.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 412 units in 2–4-unit structures and 924 units in 5–49-unit structures; 4 LIHTC projects totaling 277 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,210 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,052. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Kansas research
ZIP 66606 is a Census / HUD profile for Topeka, KS. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 66606 — Topeka, KS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Kansas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Kansas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 66606?
ZIP 66606 (Topeka, KS MSA) has 10,177 residents, 4,729 households, a renter share of 43.6%, median household income of $60,862, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,052. Vacancy is 13.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 66606?
ACS counts 190 units in 2-unit buildings, 222 in 3–4 unit buildings, 316 in 5–9, 235 in 10–19, and 373 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,336 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 66606?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,210. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 66606 — Topeka, KS HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Kansas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 66606 is Census / HUD research for Topeka, KS MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Kansas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.