How to Buy a House in Kenshi — Prices by Town
Click a building marked for sale, press buy and confirm. The cheapest intact house is a Small Shack at 4,000 cats (sold in 14 towns); a collapsed one starts at 1,500 (Blister Hill, Stack and The Hub).
- Cheapest intact4,000Small Shack, 14 towns
- Cheapest collapsed1,500Small Shack, needs repair
- Priciest56,000Watchtower, 3 towns
- Towns selling23109 buildings in all
Prices are read from the same town data as the towns pages. Slide the budget, filter, or tap a pin.
On this page
How to buy a house
From the wiki's guides to Getting Started and Player-Owned Buildings in Town, in short:
- Walk up to a building and click it. If it is for sale its details say so and show a buy button; not every building in a town is for sale.
- Press the buy button and confirm in the window that follows.
- If the building is collapsed, right-click it and pick repair; the next window shows how many Building Materials the repair needs. Buy them from a trader or make them yourself: where to buy Building Materials.
- Build furniture and crafting benches inside it and on its roof. Public buildings are patrolled by the guards and can host a shop counter; private ones are closed to townspeople.
You cannot sell it back
The wiki is explicit that a building bought in a town cannot be sold. It also warns that when a town's override changes (a world state triggered by killing or imprisoning certain characters), everything you built in that town's buildings is lost.
All 67 offers by town
Slide the budget to see what you can afford, narrow to intact, collapsed or override-proof towns, and tap a pin or a row. Prices are in cats.
State
Tap a pin to see which place it is.
67 of 67 offers · 23 towns
| Small Shack2 on offer | Blister Hill | The Holy Nation | Collapsed | 1,500 | No |
| Small Shack2 on offer | Stack | The Holy Nation | Collapsed | 1,500 | No |
| Small Shack6 on offer | The Hub | Holy Nation Outlaws | Collapsed | 1,500 | Yes |
| Residential buildings2 on offer | Mud Town | Swampers | Intact | 4,000 | Yes |
| Residential Small4 on offer | Bark | United Cities | Intact | 4,000 | No |
| Small Shack2 on offer | Bad Teeth | The Holy Nation | Intact | 4,000 | No |
| Small Shack | Black Scratch | Tech Hunters | Intact | 4,000 | Yes |
| Small Shack3 on offer | Blister Hill | The Holy Nation | Intact | 4,000 | No |
| Small Shack | Flats Lagoon | Tech Hunters | Intact | 4,000 | Yes |
| Small Shack2 on offer | Heft | United Cities | Intact | 4,000 | No |
| Small Shack2 on offer | Mongrel | Mongrel | Intact | 4,000 | Yes |
| Small Shack | Mourn | Tech Hunters | Intact | 4,000 | Yes |
| Small Shack2 on offer | Sho-Battai | United Cities | Intact | 4,000 | No |
| Small Shack2 on offer | Stack | The Holy Nation | Intact | 4,000 | No |
| Small Shack | Stoat | United Cities | Intact | 4,000 | No |
| Swamp Shack3 on offer | Bark | United Cities | Intact | 4,000 | No |
| Swamp Shack3 on offer | Grayflayer Village | Swampers | Intact | 4,000 | No |
| Swamp Shack3 on offer | Shark | Swampers | Intact | 4,000 | No |
| Storm House2 on offer | The Hub | Holy Nation Outlaws | Collapsed | 4,800 | Yes |
| Old Storm House3 on offer | The Hub | Holy Nation Outlaws | Collapsed | 6,000 | Yes |
| Swamp Store | Bark | United Cities | Intact | 6,400 | No |
| Swamp Store | Shark | Swampers | Intact | 6,400 | No |
| Longhouse | Bad Teeth | The Holy Nation | Collapsed | 7,200 | No |
| Longhouse | Mourn | Tech Hunters | Collapsed | 7,200 | Yes |
| Longhouse2 on offer | Squin | Shek Kingdom | Collapsed | 7,200 | No |
| Longhouse3 on offer | The Hub | Holy Nation Outlaws | Collapsed | 7,200 | Yes |
| Stephouse | Mourn | Tech Hunters | Collapsed | 9,000 | Yes |
| Bughouse | The Hub | Holy Nation Outlaws | Collapsed | 10,500 | Yes |
| L-House2 on offer | The Hub | Holy Nation Outlaws | Collapsed | 10,500 | Yes |
| Outpost s-III | Mourn | Tech Hunters | Collapsed | 12,000 | Yes |
| Snailhouse | The Hub | Holy Nation Outlaws | Collapsed | 12,000 | Yes |
| Stationhouse | The Hub | Holy Nation Outlaws | Collapsed | 12,000 | Yes |
| Storm House | Bark | United Cities | Intact | 12,800 | No |
| Storm House2 on offer | Heft | United Cities | Intact | 12,800 | No |
| Storm House | Mourn | Tech Hunters | Intact | 12,800 | Yes |
| Storm House | Stoat | United Cities | Intact | 12,800 | No |
| Y-House | Mongrel | Mongrel | Intact | 14,000 | Yes |
| Metal Wallhouse | Black Desert City | Skeletons | Intact | 16,000 | No |
| Old Storm House | Clownsteady | United Cities | Intact | 16,000 | No |
| Old Storm House | Heft | United Cities | Intact | 16,000 | No |
| Old Storm House | Stoat | United Cities | Intact | 16,000 | No |
| Swamp House | Bark | United Cities | Intact | 16,000 | No |
| Swamp House | Grayflayer Village | Swampers | Intact | 16,000 | No |
| Swamp House2 on offer | Shark | Swampers | Intact | 16,000 | No |
| Outpost s-IV | Mourn | Tech Hunters | Collapsed | 18,000 | Yes |
| Longhouse | Bark | United Cities | Intact | 19,200 | No |
| Longhouse | Clownsteady | United Cities | Intact | 19,200 | No |
| Longhouse2 on offer | Heft | United Cities | Intact | 19,200 | No |
| Longhouse2 on offer | Heng | United Cities | Intact | 19,200 | No |
| Longhouse3 on offer | Sho-Battai | United Cities | Intact | 19,200 | No |
| Longhouse2 on offer | Squin | Shek Kingdom | Intact | 19,200 | No |
| Longhouse | Stoat | United Cities | Intact | 19,200 | No |
| Watchtower | Admag | Shek Kingdom | Collapsed | 21,000 | No |
| Watchtower | Mourn | Tech Hunters | Collapsed | 21,000 | Yes |
| Stephouse | Brink | United Cities | Intact | 24,000 | No |
| Stephouse | Stoat | United Cities | Intact | 24,000 | No |
| Bughouse | Trader's Edge | Traders Guild | Intact | 28,000 | No |
| Y-House | Black Scratch | Tech Hunters | Intact | 28,000 | Yes |
| Y-House | Clownsteady | United Cities | Intact | 28,000 | No |
| Y-House | Stoat | United Cities | Intact | 28,000 | No |
| Metal Wallhouse3 on offer | Spring | Anti-Slavers | Intact | 32,000 | No |
| Swamp Dome | Mud Town | Swampers | Intact | 32,000 | Yes |
| Swamp House3 on offer | Spring | Anti-Slavers | Intact | 32,000 | No |
| Outpost s-IV | Heft | United Cities | Intact | 48,000 | No |
| Watchtower | Admag | Shek Kingdom | Intact | 56,000 | No |
| Watchtower | Clownsteady | United Cities | Intact | 56,000 | No |
| Watchtower | Heft | United Cities | Intact | 56,000 | No |
What each building type costs
The cheapest price of each type among the offers, intact and collapsed, and how many towns sell it. Cheapest first.
| Building | Cheapest intact | Cheapest collapsed | Dearest | Towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential buildings | 4,000 | — | 4,000 | 1 |
| Residential Small | 4,000 | — | 4,000 | 1 |
| Small Shack | 4,000 | 1,500 | 4,000 | 11 |
| Swamp Shack | 4,000 | — | 4,000 | 3 |
| Swamp Store | 6,400 | — | 6,400 | 2 |
| L-House | — | 10,500 | 10,500 | 1 |
| Outpost s-III | — | 12,000 | 12,000 | 1 |
| Snailhouse | — | 12,000 | 12,000 | 1 |
| Stationhouse | — | 12,000 | 12,000 | 1 |
| Storm House | 12,800 | 4,800 | 12,800 | 5 |
| Y-House | 14,000 | — | 28,000 | 4 |
| Metal Wallhouse | 16,000 | — | 32,000 | 2 |
| Old Storm House | 16,000 | 6,000 | 16,000 | 4 |
| Swamp House | 16,000 | — | 32,000 | 4 |
| Longhouse | 19,200 | 7,200 | 19,200 | 10 |
| Stephouse | 24,000 | 9,000 | 24,000 | 3 |
| Bughouse | 28,000 | 10,500 | 28,000 | 2 |
| Swamp Dome | 32,000 | — | 32,000 | 1 |
| Outpost s-IV | 48,000 | 18,000 | 48,000 | 2 |
| Watchtower | 56,000 | 21,000 | 56,000 | 4 |
Towns where a bought house is safe
The wiki lists towns that no world-state override can change: Black Scratch, Mongrel, Mourn, Mud Town, The Hub, Flats Lagoon, and every Waystation. 6 of them sell buildings: Black Scratch, Flats Lagoon, Mongrel, Mourn, The Hub and Mud Town. They hold 22 offers; the cheapest intact one is the Small Shack in Black Scratch at 4,000 cats.
| Town | Faction | Offers | Cheapest | Dearest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Scratch | Tech Hunters | 2 | 4,000 | 28,000 |
| Flats Lagoon | Tech Hunters | 1 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Mongrel | Mongrel | 3 | 4,000 | 14,000 |
| Mourn | Tech Hunters | 7 | 4,000 | 21,000 |
| The Hub | Holy Nation Outlaws | 19 | 1,500 | 12,000 |
| Mud Town | Swampers | 3 | 4,000 | 32,000 |
FAQ
How do I buy a house in Kenshi?
Click a building that is for sale, press buy and confirm; a collapsed one must then be repaired with Building Materials. The 67 offers are in the table above.
How much does a house cost in Kenshi?
4,000 cats for the cheapest intact one (a Small Shack), 1,500 for the cheapest collapsed one, up to 56,000 for a Watchtower.
Can you sell a house in Kenshi?
No: the wiki says a building bought in a town cannot be sold.
Where can I buy a house in the Hub, Squin or Mongrel?
All three sell buildings. The Hub has 19 on offer, Squin 4 and Mongrel 3; see the table for prices.
Should I buy a house or build a base?
That is a play choice the data does not settle. The wiki notes that town guards protect a building you own in a town while you research; for outposts, the best spots are on the base locations page.
Pages to keep open
Related pages
Sources
- Kenshi Wiki, town pages: Buildings for Sale (CC BY-SA 4.0), dump of 2026-10-13
- Kenshi Wiki, Player-Owned Buildings in Town
- Kenshi Wiki, Ancient Labs (the Trader's Edge offer)
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