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Cost of Living · Kansas

Most Affordable Counties in Kansas 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Kansas

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Elk County, KS
93.6
2Jewell County, KS
93.2
3Lane County, KS
92.5
4Osborne County, KS
91.2
5Woodson County, KS
90.6
6Republic County, KS
89.8
7Stanton County, KS
87.3
8Decatur County, KS
86.4
9Edwards County, KS
86.3
10Smith County, KS
85.7

All Kansas Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

105 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Elk County, KS
93.6
49.7
2Jewell County, KS
93.2
62.6
3Lane County, KS
92.5
58.8
4Osborne County, KS
91.2
56.6
5Woodson County, KS
90.6
60
6Republic County, KS
89.8
56.6
7Stanton County, KS
87.3
65.9
8Decatur County, KS
86.4
54.3
9Edwards County, KS
86.3
50.4
10Smith County, KS
85.7
64.5
11Wallace County, KS
85.3
64.8
12Rush County, KS
84.7
42.6
13Chautauqua County, KS
83.8
53.5
14Phillips County, KS
82.9
58.8
15Washington County, KS
82.8
61.3
16Trego County, KS
82.6
68.8
17Norton County, KS
82.3
64.2
18Brown County, KS
82
50.4
19Ness County, KS
81.9
60
20Greenwood County, KS
81.5
49.6
21Morton County, KS
81.3
42
22Comanche County, KS
80.3
58.2
23Cheyenne County, KS
80
54.9
24Lincoln County, KS
79.8
60.4
25Stafford County, KS
79.8
56.4
26Rooks County, KS
79.5
53.9
27Harper County, KS
79.3
46.7
28Allen County, KS
78.3
40.8
29Labette County, KS
75.9
40.4
30Sheridan County, KS
75.5
63.8
31Chase County, KS
75.4
59.7
32Marshall County, KS
75.4
57.5
33Kiowa County, KS
73.8
59
34Graham County, KS
73.7
56
35Rice County, KS
73.2
54.7
36Barber County, KS
72.8
50.1
37Neosho County, KS
72.8
44.4
38Gove County, KS
72.5
57.3
39Wichita County, KS
72.3
58.1
40Cloud County, KS
72.2
44.4
41Wilson County, KS
70.6
50.5
42Nemaha County, KS
70.3
72.1
43Ellsworth County, KS
69.6
52.5
44Clark County, KS
69.4
49
45Mitchell County, KS
69.2
55.8
46Marion County, KS
69
48.9
47Morris County, KS
68
51.3
48Barton County, KS
67.8
42.2
49Montgomery County, KS
67.4
33.5
50Cherokee County, KS
67.2
42.1
51Russell County, KS
67
43.4
52Linn County, KS
65.7
56.6
53Rawlins County, KS
64.8
58
54Hamilton County, KS
64.3
51.5
55Bourbon County, KS
63.6
41.9
56Atchison County, KS
61.5
48.6
57Meade County, KS
61.1
53.1
58Grant County, KS
60.4
55.3
59Kingman County, KS
59.5
48.9
60Hodgeman County, KS
58.5
57.3
61Thomas County, KS
57.8
48.5
62Doniphan County, KS
56.9
59.6
63Ottawa County, KS
56.9
57.4
64Pawnee County, KS
56.3
47.1
65Greeley County, KS
56.1
53.7
66Anderson County, KS
55.1
54.9
67Pratt County, KS
54.6
46.8
68Cowley County, KS
54.5
37.4
69Logan County, KS
54.5
54.8
70Haskell County, KS
54.1
50.3
71Crawford County, KS
53.5
35.5
72Coffey County, KS
52.7
60.4
73Wabaunsee County, KS
52.7
52.3
74Dickinson County, KS
50
47.7
75Gray County, KS
48.8
52.6
76Sumner County, KS
48.8
37.6
77Sherman County, KS
47.7
35.4
78Lyon County, KS
47.6
39.6
79Stevens County, KS
47.3
52.6
80Osage County, KS
45.6
49.7
81Reno County, KS
44.8
34.7
82Clay County, KS
42.5
46.5
83Ford County, KS
41.5
33.1
84Scott County, KS
40.5
52.2
85Jefferson County, KS
40.4
52
86Seward County, KS
40.3
35.9
87Jackson County, KS
38.9
55.1
88Saline County, KS
35.6
38.4
89Harvey County, KS
35.4
40.2
90McPherson County, KS
34.8
49.6
91Ellis County, KS
32.8
43.3
92Shawnee County, KS
30.4
30.7
93Kearny County, KS
29.6
44.7
94Finney County, KS
27.4
27.2
95Sedgwick County, KS
27.2
29.9
96Franklin County, KS
26.4
40.2
97Pottawatomie County, KS
25.2
55.5
98Wyandotte County, KS
24.9
37.4
99Butler County, KS
23.8
35.8
100Riley County, KS
19.9
34.7
101Geary County, KS
18.9
26.3
102Douglas County, KS
16.8
33.7
103Miami County, KS
15.4
44.4
104Leavenworth County, KS
14.6
39.9
105Johnson County, KS
6.8
42

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