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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.

1Jewell County, KS
93.8
2Elk County, KS
92.3
3Osborne County, KS
91.6
4Lane County, KS
91.3
5Republic County, KS
87.8
6Edwards County, KS
87.3
7Stanton County, KS
87.1
8Chautauqua County, KS
86
9Decatur County, KS
85.6
10Woodson County, KS
85.3

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
1Jewell County, KS
93.8
62.6
2Elk County, KS
92.3
50.3
3Osborne County, KS
91.6
56.6
4Lane County, KS
91.3
58.9
5Republic County, KS
87.8
56
6Edwards County, KS
87.3
50.1
7Stanton County, KS
87.1
65.7
8Chautauqua County, KS
86
54.1
9Decatur County, KS
85.6
54.1
10Woodson County, KS
85.3
58.8
11Cheyenne County, KS
85.2
56
12Greenwood County, KS
84.3
50.4
13Smith County, KS
84.3
63.7
14Ness County, KS
83.5
60.3
15Washington County, KS
82.8
61.6
16Brown County, KS
82.2
50.5
17Rush County, KS
82.2
41.8
18Wallace County, KS
81.8
65.2
19Harper County, KS
81.3
46.7
20Trego County, KS
80.9
68.5
21Morton County, KS
80
41.5
22Lincoln County, KS
79.5
60.8
23Comanche County, KS
78.8
58.3
24Stafford County, KS
77.5
55.5
25Rooks County, KS
77.3
53
26Norton County, KS
76.8
62.3
27Phillips County, KS
76.7
57
28Sheridan County, KS
76.6
64.2
29Allen County, KS
76
40.2
30Graham County, KS
75.8
55.8
31Labette County, KS
74.8
39.8
32Gove County, KS
74.4
56.7
33Marshall County, KS
74.4
56.9
34Cherokee County, KS
73.6
42.8
35Kiowa County, KS
72.7
58.9
36Clark County, KS
72.3
49
37Rice County, KS
72
54.1
38Wilson County, KS
71.9
50
39Ellsworth County, KS
71.3
52.3
40Mitchell County, KS
71.2
57.2
41Neosho County, KS
70.8
43.7
42Chase County, KS
70.2
59.7
43Bourbon County, KS
69.4
41.8
44Barton County, KS
68.8
42.2
45Marion County, KS
68.7
48.9
46Rawlins County, KS
68.6
59
47Morris County, KS
68.2
51.5
48Cloud County, KS
67.8
43.6
49Linn County, KS
67.5
55.8
50Greeley County, KS
66.7
55.7
51Nemaha County, KS
66.2
71.1
52Montgomery County, KS
65.8
33
53Pawnee County, KS
65.8
48.3
54Grant County, KS
64.4
53.6
55Atchison County, KS
62.9
48
56Barber County, KS
62.3
48
57Thomas County, KS
61.9
48
58Doniphan County, KS
60.9
60.8
59Meade County, KS
60.7
53.2
60Scott County, KS
60.5
55.4
61Hamilton County, KS
59.6
51.6
62Pratt County, KS
58.2
47.5
63Russell County, KS
56.9
42
64Coffey County, KS
56.5
61.6
65Kingman County, KS
56.2
47.9
66Hodgeman County, KS
55.6
56.2
67Logan County, KS
55.3
55.6
68Crawford County, KS
54
36
69Wabaunsee County, KS
53.1
52.5
70Cowley County, KS
53
36.8
71Osage County, KS
52.2
51.5
72Wichita County, KS
51
53
73Ottawa County, KS
50.5
55.3
74Lyon County, KS
50.3
40
75Haskell County, KS
49.9
48.3
76Sumner County, KS
49.6
38.3
77Anderson County, KS
48.1
54.6
78Gray County, KS
48
51.6
79Seward County, KS
47.1
37.1
80Jackson County, KS
46.6
56.7
81Dickinson County, KS
45.8
46.1
82Reno County, KS
45.5
34.8
83Stevens County, KS
45
52
84Ford County, KS
43.3
33.5
85Jefferson County, KS
43.2
52.5
86Sherman County, KS
40.1
33
87Clay County, KS
39.7
46.1
88Harvey County, KS
38.3
40
89Saline County, KS
37.2
38.6
90Kearny County, KS
35.4
47.7
91McPherson County, KS
34.4
49.2
92Pottawatomie County, KS
32.3
56.4
93Ellis County, KS
31.6
42.9
94Shawnee County, KS
30.3
30
95Sedgwick County, KS
28.1
29.9
96Butler County, KS
26.9
36
97Finney County, KS
26.1
26.4
98Franklin County, KS
23.5
39.8
99Wyandotte County, KS
23.4
37
100Riley County, KS
23
34.7
101Geary County, KS
21.8
27.2
102Miami County, KS
18
44.3
103Douglas County, KS
17.2
33.5
104Leavenworth County, KS
13.9
39.4
105Johnson County, KS
6.8
41.8

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