Gardner, KS · Johnson County
Prairie Trace
Built around 2025 · typically 1,659 sq ft above grade · 39 sales in twelve months
A D.R. Horton community of three- and four-bedroom plans from about 1,500 to 2,500 square feet.
The market here, last twelve months
Half of the homes that sold went under contract within 97 days. Cumulative days on market runs higher at 134, the gap indicating homes that were relisted rather than selling on the first attempt. The median sale closed at 100.0% of asking — at list. 38% closed at or above the original list price, which is the better measure of how much room a buyer actually has.
Aggregated from Heartland MLS closed sales, twelve months to July 2026. Individual sale prices are not shown — Kansas and Missouri are non-disclosure states and MLS rules do not permit their public display. Ask for the full report.
The story of Prairie Tracehow it came to be
Built by D.R. Horton in Gardner, with floor plans running from 1,498 to 2,498 square feet, three to four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a two-car garage with three-car options. source
What makes it distinctiveplanning, architecture and layout
Community amenities are a playground and pickleball courts. source
What the houses are likemedian built 2025
The median home sold here was built in 2025. Most of what sells was built between 2024 and 2026. 33% of sales included finished basement space beyond the above-grade footprint — which matters here, because square footage quoted above grade can understate a house considerably.
By property type: Single Family (39).
Addresses here fall in ZIP 66030.
Compared with Gardner as a wholehow this neighborhood differs
| Prairie Trace | Gardner | |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $467,500 | $360,000 |
| Median $/sq ft | $258 | $245 |
| Median days on market | 97 | 14 |
| Median year built | 2025 | 2007 |
| Finished basement | 33% | 51% |
Both columns are medians over the same twelve months, so they are directly comparable.
What this means if you are buying in Prairie Tracespecific to this neighborhood
With a published plan range this narrow, the differences between two homes here come down to lot, elevation and finish level rather than to layout. That makes the lot the thing to scrutinize — corner versus interior, what backs onto it, and what is still to be built behind it.
What to check in homes of this agerecent stock
With a median year built of 2025, most homes here are recent stock. None of the following says anything about a specific house — they are the questions worth asking of any home of this age.
- Homes this new are generally still on their original systems, which is an advantage now and a cluster of replacements later.
- Where the neighborhood is still building out, check what remains to be built nearby and what the builder controls.
What sold, in more detailsizes, bedroom mix and timing
Of the 39 homes sold, 18 were 3-bed, 18 were 4-bed, 3 were 5-bed.
Above-grade size ranged from about 1,498 to 2,167 sq ft across the middle 80% of sales, so the median alone understates how much variation there is.
Closings cluster in May, September and March, with 67% of the year's sales closing between April and September. Because closing typically follows the contract by a month or more, listing activity runs earlier than that.
Other neighborhoods in Gardner3 more with their own data
- Cypress Creek 58 sales
- Symphony Farms 29 sales
- St. Johns Highlands 27 sales
Thinking about Prairie Trace?
These numbers describe what has sold. What they cannot tell you is which street, which floor plan, or what your own house would fetch here. Ask me about Prairie Trace, or see the wider Gardner market.