Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Cheapest Counties to Own a Home in Kansas
Where the full monthly cost of owning the local median home is lowest. Every figure includes tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance, not just the mortgage.
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Kansas ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chautauqua County | $714 | $63,300 | 1.599% |
| 2 | Elk County | $714 | $60,900 | 1.989% |
| 3 | Comanche County | $720 | $59,900 | 2.285% |
| 4 | Jewell County | $723 | $62,100 | 1.968% |
| 5 | Stanton County | $768 | $64,200 | 2.470% |
| 6 | Edwards County | $772 | $70,500 | 1.593% |
| 7 | Republic County | $823 | $76,000 | 1.697% |
| 8 | Harper County | $839 | $77,300 | 1.784% |
| 9 | Woodson County | $839 | $77,100 | 1.811% |
| 10 | Decatur County | $849 | $78,500 | 1.794% |
| 11 | Rush County | $863 | $79,300 | 1.897% |
| 12 | Clark County | $866 | $78,400 | 2.054% |
| 13 | Greenwood County | $873 | $82,600 | 1.646% |
| 14 | Osborne County | $888 | $84,700 | 1.612% |
| 15 | Ness County | $919 | $85,400 | 1.965% |
| 16 | Graham County | $930 | $88,800 | 1.732% |
| 17 | Smith County | $942 | $91,000 | 1.652% |
| 18 | Rooks County | $942 | $90,000 | 1.770% |
| 19 | Wilson County | $944 | $93,900 | 1.378% |
| 20 | Lincoln County | $947 | $92,600 | 1.546% |
| 21 | Labette County | $949 | $92,100 | 1.628% |
| 22 | Montgomery County | $954 | $92,100 | 1.696% |
| 23 | Barber County | $956 | $92,700 | 1.663% |
| 24 | Wallace County | $959 | $94,200 | 1.538% |
| 25 | Hodgeman County | $964 | $92,700 | 1.767% |
| 26 | Cherokee County | $975 | $99,400 | 1.226% |
| 27 | Phillips County | $975 | $94,700 | 1.697% |
| 28 | Stafford County | $980 | $96,700 | 1.556% |
| 29 | Wichita County | $989 | $98,700 | 1.468% |
| 30 | Cloud County | $996 | $96,300 | 1.788% |
| 31 | Morton County | $1,010 | $95,600 | 2.042% |
| 32 | Neosho County | $1,010 | $101,200 | 1.483% |
| 33 | Rawlins County | $1,011 | $99,400 | 1.661% |
| 34 | Allen County | $1,018 | $100,400 | 1.652% |
| 35 | Pawnee County | $1,046 | $102,400 | 1.789% |
| 36 | Washington County | $1,048 | $106,100 | 1.462% |
| 37 | Rice County | $1,051 | $105,500 | 1.551% |
| 38 | Norton County | $1,052 | $106,300 | 1.491% |
| 39 | Chase County | $1,060 | $106,200 | 1.595% |
| 40 | Brown County | $1,068 | $111,100 | 1.248% |
| 41 | Russell County | $1,076 | $106,400 | 1.751% |
| 42 | Bourbon County | $1,078 | $107,600 | 1.670% |
| 43 | Kingman County | $1,087 | $107,400 | 1.784% |
| 44 | Greeley County | $1,111 | $108,900 | 1.910% |
| 45 | Cowley County | $1,112 | $111,600 | 1.683% |
| 46 | Mitchell County | $1,116 | $109,600 | 1.901% |
| 47 | Trego County | $1,121 | $115,400 | 1.456% |
| 48 | Ellsworth County | $1,135 | $116,300 | 1.518% |
| 49 | Marshall County | $1,136 | $119,500 | 1.279% |
| 50 | Gove County | $1,137 | $119,000 | 1.329% |
| 51 | Doniphan County | $1,138 | $121,200 | 1.160% |
| 52 | Marion County | $1,139 | $114,400 | 1.726% |
| 53 | Crawford County | $1,143 | $122,400 | 1.123% |
| 54 | Pratt County | $1,143 | $114,500 | 1.763% |
| 55 | Cheyenne County | $1,147 | $119,300 | 1.402% |
| 56 | Lane County | $1,148 | $119,000 | 1.435% |
| 57 | Barton County | $1,156 | $117,200 | 1.662% |
| 58 | Logan County | $1,166 | $116,600 | 1.816% |
| 59 | Hamilton County | $1,167 | $119,700 | 1.571% |
| 60 | Sumner County | $1,172 | $118,700 | 1.705% |
| 61 | Morris County | $1,174 | $120,900 | 1.547% |
| 62 | Meade County | $1,181 | $122,000 | 1.523% |
| 63 | Sherman County | $1,220 | $126,300 | 1.572% |
| 64 | Reno County | $1,228 | $125,000 | 1.744% |
| 65 | Stevens County | $1,229 | $124,500 | 1.798% |
| 66 | Coffey County | $1,279 | $139,500 | 1.160% |
| 67 | Ford County | $1,281 | $132,700 | 1.650% |
| 68 | Seward County | $1,295 | $134,000 | 1.684% |
| 69 | Grant County | $1,349 | $146,200 | 1.307% |
| 70 | Lyon County | $1,352 | $142,200 | 1.598% |
| 71 | Osage County | $1,357 | $142,800 | 1.598% |
| 72 | Atchison County | $1,363 | $147,900 | 1.312% |
| 73 | Kiowa County | $1,378 | $152,400 | 1.159% |
| 74 | Dickinson County | $1,382 | $148,500 | 1.430% |
| 75 | Clay County | $1,384 | $149,600 | 1.378% |
| 76 | Kearny County | $1,387 | $152,500 | 1.224% |
| 77 | Anderson County | $1,389 | $147,900 | 1.528% |
| 78 | Wyandotte County | $1,420 | $152,700 | 1.467% |
| 79 | Sheridan County | $1,423 | $152,000 | 1.534% |
| 80 | Haskell County | $1,433 | $154,800 | 1.438% |
| 81 | Linn County | $1,463 | $164,500 | 1.094% |
| 82 | Thomas County | $1,505 | $165,900 | 1.321% |
| 83 | Geary County | $1,528 | $165,000 | 1.538% |
| 84 | Ottawa County | $1,531 | $164,100 | 1.615% |
| 85 | Saline County | $1,553 | $171,900 | 1.328% |
| 86 | Shawnee County | $1,561 | $170,400 | 1.467% |
| 87 | Scott County | $1,568 | $170,100 | 1.532% |
| 88 | Harvey County | $1,582 | $173,300 | 1.452% |
| 89 | Gray County | $1,587 | $174,700 | 1.409% |
| 90 | Wabaunsee County | $1,595 | $178,200 | 1.274% |
| 91 | Sedgwick County | $1,685 | $190,700 | 1.230% |
| 92 | Nemaha County | $1,686 | $196,100 | 0.978% |
| 93 | Franklin County | $1,696 | $187,400 | 1.461% |
| 94 | Jackson County | $1,702 | $193,600 | 1.190% |
| 95 | Finney County | $1,720 | $191,100 | 1.430% |
| 96 | Jefferson County | $1,772 | $200,800 | 1.276% |
| 97 | McPherson County | $1,774 | $198,400 | 1.401% |
| 98 | Butler County | $1,793 | $199,600 | 1.462% |
| 99 | Ellis County | $1,843 | $211,100 | 1.223% |
| 100 | Pottawatomie County | $1,914 | $223,000 | 1.110% |
| 101 | Riley County | $2,040 | $231,200 | 1.435% |
| 102 | Leavenworth County | $2,223 | $260,600 | 1.203% |
| 103 | Miami County | $2,362 | $277,700 | 1.227% |
| 104 | Douglas County | $2,396 | $281,600 | 1.246% |
| 105 | Johnson County | $3,026 | $366,000 | 1.153% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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