Cheapest Cities in Kansas
Most affordable cities in Kansas (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Chanute
|
57 |
$47,885 |
$653/mo |
8,629 |
| 2 |
Coffeyville
|
57 |
$41,901 |
$715/mo |
8,752 |
| 3 |
Iola
|
58 |
$50,417 |
$689/mo |
5,368 |
| 4 |
Parsons
|
59 |
$50,838 |
$743/mo |
9,482 |
| 5 |
Concordia
|
60 |
$50,213 |
$698/mo |
5,067 |
| 6 |
Arkansas City
|
61 |
$53,475 |
$762/mo |
11,909 |
| 7 |
Independence
|
62 |
$49,164 |
$790/mo |
8,469 |
| 8 |
Ulysses
|
62 |
$63,765 |
$692/mo |
5,812 |
| 9 |
Wellington
|
63 |
$49,526 |
$786/mo |
7,643 |
| 10 |
Fort Scott
|
63 |
$60,799 |
$796/mo |
7,551 |
| 11 |
Great Bend
|
63 |
$53,323 |
$744/mo |
14,596 |
| 12 |
Atchison
|
64 |
$54,695 |
$736/mo |
10,795 |
| 13 |
Pratt
|
64 |
$63,512 |
$809/mo |
6,559 |
| 14 |
Pittsburg
|
64 |
$40,220 |
$840/mo |
20,606 |
| 15 |
Winfield
|
64 |
$58,140 |
$770/mo |
11,731 |
| 16 |
Emporia
|
66 |
$52,787 |
$793/mo |
24,098 |
| 17 |
Colby
|
66 |
$66,731 |
$736/mo |
5,389 |
| 18 |
Abilene
|
66 |
$56,592 |
$788/mo |
6,449 |
| 19 |
El Dorado
|
67 |
$54,828 |
$877/mo |
12,882 |
| 20 |
Hutchinson
|
68 |
$58,801 |
$883/mo |
39,837 |
| 21 |
Topeka
|
69 |
$55,902 |
$947/mo |
126,103 |
| 22 |
Liberal
|
70 |
$61,875 |
$931/mo |
19,107 |
| 23 |
Dodge City
|
71 |
$67,958 |
$982/mo |
27,652 |
| 24 |
Newton
|
71 |
$67,015 |
$903/mo |
18,443 |
| 25 |
Salina
|
72 |
$60,624 |
$911/mo |
46,432 |
| 26 |
Haysville
|
73 |
$69,057 |
$966/mo |
11,117 |
| 27 |
Augusta
|
73 |
$60,581 |
$950/mo |
9,252 |
| 28 |
Ottawa
|
74 |
$64,655 |
$949/mo |
12,632 |
| 29 |
Wichita
|
75 |
$63,072 |
$960/mo |
396,488 |
| 30 |
McPherson
|
75 |
$77,746 |
$898/mo |
13,956 |
| 31 |
Junction City
|
76 |
$60,317 |
$1,019/mo |
22,431 |
| 32 |
Hays
|
76 |
$56,861 |
$890/mo |
21,078 |
| 33 |
Garden City
|
76 |
$72,511 |
$990/mo |
27,781 |
| 34 |
Park City
|
77 |
$70,317 |
$1,065/mo |
7,726 |
| 35 |
Kansas City
|
77 |
$59,183 |
$1,073/mo |
154,776 |
| 36 |
Valley Center
|
80 |
$73,480 |
$1,017/mo |
8,937 |
| 37 |
Mulvane
|
80 |
$70,224 |
$1,156/mo |
5,829 |
| 38 |
Paola
|
81 |
$73,281 |
$1,069/mo |
5,757 |
| 39 |
Leavenworth
|
81 |
$71,239 |
$1,135/mo |
37,176 |
| 40 |
Derby
|
82 |
$82,089 |
$1,082/mo |
25,801 |
| 41 |
Manhattan
|
82 |
$58,441 |
$1,019/mo |
53,951 |
| 42 |
Bonner Springs
|
83 |
$81,865 |
$1,069/mo |
7,735 |
| 43 |
Lawrence
|
86 |
$62,838 |
$1,054/mo |
95,459 |
| 44 |
Tonganoxie
|
86 |
$77,500 |
$1,158/mo |
5,693 |
| 45 |
Merriam
|
88 |
$71,665 |
$1,161/mo |
11,036 |
| 46 |
Lansing
|
88 |
$100,871 |
$1,163/mo |
11,229 |
| 47 |
Eudora
|
88 |
$106,356 |
$1,242/mo |
6,036 |
| 48 |
Fort Riley
|
89 |
$52,823 |
$1,283/mo |
8,595 |
| 49 |
Mission
|
90 |
$74,396 |
$1,181/mo |
9,928 |
| 50 |
Goddard
|
92 |
$92,220 |
$1,437/mo |
5,361 |