Most Affordable Cities in Kansas

Cost of living rankings for 64 cities in Kansas with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Kansas is near the national average with a statewide average Cost Index of 91.

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Cheapest City

Coffeyville

Index: 65

Most Expensive

Leawood

Index: 161

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

eligible statewide total

Kansas Affordability Ranking

Showing 1–50 of 64 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 1 of 2.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Coffeyville	65	$67,577	$850	$45,670
2	Parsons	68	$81,462	$961	$52,428
3	Arkansas City	69	$100,300	$890	$49,629
4	Iola	69	$94,353	$961	$54,221
5	Chanute	70	$101,407	$961	$50,882
6	Wellington	71	$116,256	$1,046	$50,333
7	Independence	72	$121,060	$961	$51,069
8	Great Bend	73	$127,705	$961	$54,139
9	Pratt	73	$130,447	$961	$63,819
10	Hutchinson	74	$151,216	$805	$58,687
11	Pittsburg	74	$140,153	$885	$43,419
12	Winfield	74	$139,796	$961	$56,656
13	Fort Scott	74	$136,527	$994	$52,159
14	Concordia	74	$132,276	$961	$51,138
15	Liberal	76	$146,341	$1,074	$63,706
16	El Dorado	76	$175,588	$838	$59,180
17	Emporia	77	$176,930	$784	$52,704
18	Ulysses	77	$160,500	$961	$63,857
19	Newton	78	$175,092	$1,042	$68,885
20	Salina	79	$180,192	$992	$61,783
21	Atchison	79	$176,070	$961	$54,474
22	Abilene	80	$185,028	$1,021	$57,924
23	Colby	80	$185,846	$961	$63,494
24	Wichita	83	$207,080	$1,158	$64,620
25	Junction City	83	$202,937	$1,185	$61,181
26	Kansas City	84	$204,669	$1,326	$62,401
27	Topeka	84	$198,041	$1,285	$56,956
28	Dodge City	84	$208,735	$1,085	$68,721
29	McPherson	84	$218,830	$1,029	$77,529
30	Augusta	84	$225,354	$1,043	$64,919
31	Park City	84	$225,628	$1,043	$74,301
32	Garden City	86	$233,685	$1,035	$72,865
33	Haysville	88	$211,123	$1,575	$67,740
34	Valley Center	88	$262,225	$1,043	$77,020
35	Hays	89	$257,072	$1,036	$58,459
36	Ottawa	89	$242,054	$1,179	$71,699
37	Mulvane	89	$238,798	$1,371	$74,039
38	Leavenworth	90	$264,534	$1,210	$72,987
39	Manhattan	96	$298,350	$1,338	$60,172
40	Derby	96	$286,220	$1,536	$84,112
41	Bel Aire	97	$280,028	$1,630	$97,795
42	Maize	97	$307,989	$1,338	$72,024
43	Bonner Springs	99	$307,370	$1,546	$83,218
44	Eudora	100	$340,856	$1,272	$118,184
45	Goddard	100	$303,390	$1,669	$94,004
46	Lansing	101	$326,138	$1,546	$102,786
47	Lawrence	102	$334,684	$1,479	$65,009
48	Paola	103	$378,952	$1,200	$74,662
49	Andover	104	$331,563	$1,762	$104,787
50	Mission	104	$333,275	$1,767	$75,534

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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