Garden City VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Garden City, KS

A VA loan is a mortgage loan that’s backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for those who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. The VA does not directly lend, it guarantees the loans made by private lenders to veterans, active military personnel, and qualifying military spouses.

The most obvious benefit of VA loans is that no downpayment is necessary to purchase a home. They will also typically have significantly lower fees-- meaning that if you're eligible to receive a VA loan, it will likely be the most favorable option. VA loans come in 3 varities: purchase, refinance and cash out refis.

For additional benefits of VA loans, click here.

Garden City's 9 lenders originated 23 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $5,845,000, with an average VA loan value of $254,130.

Garden City VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Garden City averaged 6.67% for the week of 2025-02-14, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.428% for the same period.

Garden City's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,146.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-02-07) was 6.6% and one month ago for the week of 2025-01-10, the average rate was 6.44%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.36%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-02-14, the average rate was 6.23%.

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Garden City VA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for VA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Garden City level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 8 6.72% $4,449
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 5 6.29% $10,328
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 2 7.87% $5,990
Landmark National Bank 2 6.69% $6,651
The Federal Savings Bank 1 5.13% $12,170
USAA Federal Savings Bank 1 6.25% $4,494
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 1 6.75% $13,986
NEWREZ LLC 1 6.25% $13,655
Sunflower Bank 1 4.88% $8,462

The top Garden City VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 8 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,449, which is $5,878 lower than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Garden City VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

The lowest rate Garden City VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Garden City (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $210,500 (-2.0%) $243,729 (3.1%) 0.00 74
2018-02-01 $213,750 (-0.5%) $247,490 (0.3%) 0.00 71
2018-03-01 $215,000 (-5.4%) $250,785 (-0.2%) 0.00 67
2018-04-01 $212,225 (-2.5%) $244,789 (-2.9%) 0.00 65
2018-05-01 $214,000 (-5.5%) $244,693 (-8.3%) 0.00 71
2018-06-01 $217,700 (-1.3%) $241,808 (-9.0%) 0.00 72
2018-07-01 $219,700 (-1.9%) $253,772 (-6.6%) 0.00 72
2018-08-01 $219,950 (-4.1%) $252,109 (-5.6%) 0.00 63
2018-09-01 $219,950 (-2.2%) $263,710 (1.6%) 0.00 59
2018-10-01 $222,175 (1.1%) $257,755 (0.2%) 0.00 69
2018-11-01 $229,950 (5.7%) $266,612 (5.1%) 0.00 66
2018-12-01 $229,700 (4.9%) $256,708 (1.3%) 0.00 67
2019-01-01 $194,750 (-7.5%) $237,793 (-2.4%) 0.00 69
2019-02-01 $221,250 (3.5%) $246,495 (-0.4%) 0.00 63
2019-03-01 $222,457 (3.5%) $253,431 (1.1%) 0.00 61
2019-04-01 $217,082 (2.3%) $244,010 (-0.3%) 0.00 64
2019-05-01 $207,900 (-2.9%) $228,649 (-6.6%) 0.00 80
2019-06-01 $196,900 (-9.6%) $236,081 (-2.4%) 0.00 76
2019-07-01 $209,500 (-4.6%) $268,093 (5.6%) 0.00 87
2019-08-01 $220,155 (0.1%) $269,268 (6.8%) 0.00 89
2019-09-01 $236,886 (7.7%) $270,056 (2.4%) 0.00 93
2019-10-01 $248,041 (11.6%) $270,854 (5.1%) 0.00 95
2019-11-01 $245,950 (7.0%) $253,623 (-4.9%) 0.00 91
2019-12-01 $239,950 (4.5%) $247,418 (-3.6%) 0.00 84
2020-01-01 $239,950 (23.2%) $245,794 (3.4%) 0.00 79
2020-02-01 $218,500 (-1.2%) $238,216 (-3.4%) 0.00 64
2020-03-01 $217,075 (-2.4%) $235,505 (-7.1%) 0.00 66
2020-04-01 $196,925 (-9.3%) $229,161 (-6.1%) 0.00 69
2020-05-01 $223,000 (7.3%) $243,641 (6.6%) 0.00 65
2020-06-01 $225,500 (14.5%) $248,173 (5.1%) 0.00 51
2020-07-01 $236,950 (13.1%) $247,724 (-7.6%) 0.00 40
2020-08-01 $255,000 (15.8%) $262,412 (-2.6%) 0.00 33
2020-09-01 $229,950 (-2.9%) $250,153 (-7.4%) 0.00 34
2020-10-01 $244,950 (-1.3%) $262,721 (-3.0%) 0.00 35
2020-11-01 $242,725 (-1.3%) $274,047 (8.1%) 0.00 42
2020-12-01 $229,000 (-4.6%) $250,554 (1.3%) 0.00 47
2021-01-01 $232,900 (-2.9%) $259,219 (5.5%) 0.00 44
2021-02-01 $243,950 (11.7%) $268,702 (12.8%) 0.00 41
2021-03-01 $249,925 (15.1%) $271,737 (15.4%) 0.00 31
2021-04-01 $241,175 (22.5%) $270,114 (17.9%) 0.00 26
2021-05-01 $250,000 (12.1%) $272,174 (11.7%) 0.00 22
2021-06-01 $245,475 (8.9%) $253,902 (2.3%) 0.00 17
2021-07-01 $252,450 (6.5%) $283,409 (14.4%) 0.00 27
2021-08-01 $243,000 (-4.7%) $298,128 (13.6%) 0.00 28
2021-09-01 $227,225 (-1.2%) $302,153 (20.8%) 0.00 26
2021-10-01 $225,000 (-8.1%) $296,445 (12.8%) 0.00 25
2021-11-01 $233,250 (-3.9%) $294,260 (7.4%) 0.00 27
2021-12-01 $224,200 (-2.1%) $289,585 (15.6%) 0.00 23
2022-01-01 $193,450 (-16.9%) $280,418 (8.2%) 0.00 25
2022-02-01 $253,475 (3.9%) $295,223 (9.9%) 0.00 26
2022-03-01 $254,950 (2.0%) $283,131 (4.2%) 0.00 24
2022-04-01 $265,000 (9.9%) $285,259 (5.6%) 0.00 24
2022-05-01 $266,250 (6.5%) $302,723 (11.2%) 0.00 30
2022-06-01 $284,450 (15.9%) $315,078 (24.1%) 0.00 42
2022-07-01 $322,250 (27.7%) $374,870 (32.3%) 0.00 40
2022-08-01 $336,125 (38.3%) $378,907 (27.1%) 0.00 44
2022-09-01 $334,750 (47.3%) $374,850 (24.1%) 0.00 43
2022-10-01 $311,788 (38.6%) $347,985 (17.4%) 0.00 47
2022-11-01 $299,900 (28.6%) $324,667 (10.3%) 0.00 43
2022-12-01 $295,000 (31.6%) $305,830 (5.6%) 0.00 36
2023-01-01 $269,425 (39.3%) $284,596 (1.5%) 0.00 40
2023-02-01 $269,900 (6.5%) $274,098 (-7.2%) 0.00 46
2023-03-01 $278,450 (9.2%) $282,396 (-0.3%) 0.00 49
2023-04-01 $267,900 (1.1%) $278,527 (-2.4%) 0.00 48
2023-05-01 $266,150 (0.0%) $285,400 (-5.7%) 0.00 52
2023-06-01 $263,975 (-7.2%) $281,147 (-10.8%) 0.00 62
2023-07-01 $267,450 (-17.0%) $282,298 (-24.7%) 0.00 54
2023-08-01 $269,975 (-19.7%) $283,277 (-25.2%) 0.00 57
2023-09-01 $289,900 (-13.4%) $289,330 (-22.8%) 0.00 57
2023-10-01 $287,500 (-7.8%) $287,788 (-17.3%) 0.00 71
2023-11-01 $290,725 (-3.1%) $286,425 (-11.8%) 0.00 79
2023-12-01 $285,000 (-3.4%) $284,749 (-6.9%) 0.00 80
2024-01-01 $287,500 (6.7%) $284,310 (-0.1%) 0.00 82
2024-02-01 $282,400 (4.6%) $282,818 (3.2%) 0.00 79
2024-03-01 $285,000 (2.4%) $288,218 (2.1%) 0.00 81
2024-04-01 $288,500 (7.7%) $295,052 (5.9%) 0.00 86
2024-05-01 $289,900 (8.9%) $315,350 (10.5%) 0.00 86
2024-06-01 $287,000 (8.7%) $305,868 (8.8%) 0.00 108
2024-07-01 $283,475 (6.0%) $301,881 (6.9%) 0.00 102
2024-08-01 $291,250 (7.9%) $303,747 (7.2%) 0.00 103
2024-09-01 $295,450 (1.9%) $301,986 (4.4%) 0.00 99
2024-10-01 $294,900 (2.6%) $312,956 (8.8%) 0.00 93
2024-11-01 $295,500 (1.6%) $319,218 (11.5%) 0.00 97
2024-12-01 $298,125 (4.6%) $336,293 (18.1%) 0.00 97
2025-01-01 $291,225 (1.3%) $334,689 (17.7%) 0.00 91
Garden City's median listing price for 2025-01-01 was $291,225, a difference of $3,725 (1.3%) versus the prior year and $-6,900 versus the prior month.

Garden City's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Garden City's average listing price for 2025-01-01 was $334,689, a difference of $50,379 (17.7%) versus the prior year and $-1,604 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-01-01 period, Garden City had 91 MLS listings, a difference of -6 listings (-6%) versus the prior month and 9 listings (11%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Garden City (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,453 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,415 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,392 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,371 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,437 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,480 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,511 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,506 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,540 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,608 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,664 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,429 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,431 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,514 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,507 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,369 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,423 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,496 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,455 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,393 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,356 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,418 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,379 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,372 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,407 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,388 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,359 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,383 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,386 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,450 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,516 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,453 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,419 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,445 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,344 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,346 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,355 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,407 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,476 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,384 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,395 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,367 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,357 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,411 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,474 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,373 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,363 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,334 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,526 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,380 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,372 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,347 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,380 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,402 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,519 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,513 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,489 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,470 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,380 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,373 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,349 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,367 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,364 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,402 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,318 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,371 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,343 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,345 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,283 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,314 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,310 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,320 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,318 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,332 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,355 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,391 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,377 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,375 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,335 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,342 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,380 sqft
2024-11-01 0 days 1,344 sqft
2024-12-01 0 days 1,344 sqft
2025-01-01 0 days 1,308 sqft
Garden City's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-01-01 was 0 days.

Garden City's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-01-01 period was 1,308 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,320 sqft.

VA Loan Features

  • No down payment required
  • Negotiable and competitive interest rate.
  • Ability to finance the VA funding fee (plus reduced funding fees with a down payment of at least 5 percent and exemption for veterans receiving VA compensation).
  • VA rules limit the amount you can be charged for closing costs.
  • Closing costs are comparable with other financing types (and may be lower).
  • Closing costs may be paid by the seller.
  • No private mortgage insurance premiums are required.
  • An assumable mortgage.
  • Right to prepay your mortgage without penalty.
  • For homes inspected by VA during construction, a warranty from builder and assistance from VA to obtain cooperation of builder.
  • VA assistance to veteran borrowers in default due to temporary financial difficulty.