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Towns where rent is easiest to afford in Kansas

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 39 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Dodge City 1 Dodge City 27.6% Median rent $1,045 Garden City 2 Garden City 31.1% Median rent $1,052 3 Liberal 34.3% Median rent $900
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 Map of Dodge City Dodge City27,613 people 27.6% $1,045 3,738
2 Garden City Garden City27,819 people 31.1% $1,052 3,759
3 Liberal19,316 people 34.3% $900 2,524
4 Junction City22,331 people 36.8% $1,024 4,410
5 Gypsum GypsumSedgwick County · 10,158 people 37.6% $1,107 1,982
6 McPherson13,995 people 38% $925 1,900
7 Lenexa Lenexa58,384 people 38.2% $1,454 10,328
8 Map of Shawnee Shawnee68,542 people 38.6% $1,322 6,718
9 Map of Gardner Gardner24,526 people 39.6% $1,306 2,659
10 Mission9,915 people 40% $1,194 2,868
11 Parsons9,425 people 40% $774 1,116
12 Map of Leavenworth Leavenworth37,195 people 40.2% $1,229 6,142
13 Fort Scott7,555 people 40.9% $755 1,118
14 El Dorado12,769 people 41% $844 2,082
15 Salina46,307 people 41.6% $959 6,074
16 Emporia Emporia24,131 people 41.7% $815 4,829
17 Great Bend14,479 people 41.8% $759 2,353
18 Map of Ottawa Ottawa12,678 people 41.8% $1,032 1,986
19 Map of Overland Park Overland Park200,306 people 42.8% $1,515 32,315
20 RockfordSedgwick County · 24,132 people 43.2% $1,186 1,686
21 Olathe145,057 people 43.5% $1,314 13,027
22 RiversideSedgwick County · 13,323 people 43.5% $972 1,363
23 Newton Newton18,397 people 43.6% $903 2,431
24 Map of Derby Derby26,062 people 43.8% $1,136 3,241
25 Map of Topeka Topeka125,786 people 44.4% $979 21,393
26 Merriam11,085 people 44.4% $1,181 1,931
27 Map of Wichita Wichita397,945 people 44.6% $975 61,025
28 Map of Hutchinson Hutchinson39,709 people 44.9% $881 5,695
29 Independence8,422 people 46.6% $789 1,071
30 Kansas City155,135 people 47.4% $1,123 21,021
31 Map of Smoky Hill Smoky HillGeary County · 8,996 people 47.6% $1,455 2,034
32 Prairie Village22,874 people 51% $1,794 2,240
33 Winfield11,711 people 51.1% $786 1,486
34 Map of Manhattan Manhattan54,239 people 52.2% $1,003 12,095
35 Lawrence96,051 people 52.3% $1,091 22,383
36 Map of Pittsburg Pittsburg20,637 people 52.9% $854 4,183
37 Arkansas City11,884 people 55.9% $781 1,825
38 Chanute Chanute8,598 people 56.1% $717 1,016
39 Map of Hays Hays21,143 people 57% $922 3,638

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Kansas as a whole is 43.5%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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