Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Kansas
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
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Kansas ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | $129,500 | $3,026 | $366,000 |
| 2 | Douglas County | $102,500 | $2,396 | $281,600 |
| 3 | Miami County | $101,000 | $2,362 | $277,700 |
| 4 | Leavenworth County | $95,500 | $2,223 | $260,600 |
| 5 | Riley County | $87,500 | $2,040 | $231,200 |
| 6 | Pottawatomie County | $82,000 | $1,914 | $223,000 |
| 7 | Ellis County | $79,000 | $1,843 | $211,100 |
| 8 | Butler County | $77,000 | $1,793 | $199,600 |
| 9 | Jefferson County | $76,000 | $1,772 | $200,800 |
| 10 | McPherson County | $76,000 | $1,774 | $198,400 |
| 11 | Finney County | $73,500 | $1,720 | $191,100 |
| 12 | Jackson County | $73,000 | $1,702 | $193,600 |
| 13 | Franklin County | $72,500 | $1,696 | $187,400 |
| 14 | Nemaha County | $72,500 | $1,686 | $196,100 |
| 15 | Sedgwick County | $72,000 | $1,685 | $190,700 |
| 16 | Wabaunsee County | $68,500 | $1,595 | $178,200 |
| 17 | Gray County | $68,000 | $1,587 | $174,700 |
| 18 | Harvey County | $68,000 | $1,582 | $173,300 |
| 19 | Scott County | $67,000 | $1,568 | $170,100 |
| 20 | Shawnee County | $67,000 | $1,561 | $170,400 |
| 21 | Saline County | $66,500 | $1,553 | $171,900 |
| 22 | Geary County | $65,500 | $1,528 | $165,000 |
| 23 | Ottawa County | $65,500 | $1,531 | $164,100 |
| 24 | Thomas County | $64,500 | $1,505 | $165,900 |
| 25 | Linn County | $62,500 | $1,463 | $164,500 |
| 26 | Haskell County | $61,500 | $1,433 | $154,800 |
| 27 | Sheridan County | $61,000 | $1,423 | $152,000 |
| 28 | Wyandotte County | $61,000 | $1,420 | $152,700 |
| 29 | Anderson County | $59,500 | $1,389 | $147,900 |
| 30 | Clay County | $59,500 | $1,384 | $149,600 |
| 31 | Kearny County | $59,500 | $1,387 | $152,500 |
| 32 | Dickinson County | $59,000 | $1,382 | $148,500 |
| 33 | Kiowa County | $59,000 | $1,378 | $152,400 |
| 34 | Atchison County | $58,500 | $1,363 | $147,900 |
| 35 | Grant County | $58,000 | $1,349 | $146,200 |
| 36 | Lyon County | $58,000 | $1,352 | $142,200 |
| 37 | Osage County | $58,000 | $1,357 | $142,800 |
| 38 | Seward County | $55,500 | $1,295 | $134,000 |
| 39 | Coffey County | $55,000 | $1,279 | $139,500 |
| 40 | Ford County | $55,000 | $1,281 | $132,700 |
| 41 | Reno County | $52,500 | $1,228 | $125,000 |
| 42 | Sherman County | $52,500 | $1,220 | $126,300 |
| 43 | Stevens County | $52,500 | $1,229 | $124,500 |
| 44 | Meade County | $50,500 | $1,181 | $122,000 |
| 45 | Morris County | $50,500 | $1,174 | $120,900 |
| 46 | Hamilton County | $50,000 | $1,167 | $119,700 |
| 47 | Logan County | $50,000 | $1,166 | $116,600 |
| 48 | Sumner County | $50,000 | $1,172 | $118,700 |
| 49 | Barton County | $49,500 | $1,156 | $117,200 |
| 50 | Cheyenne County | $49,000 | $1,147 | $119,300 |
| 51 | Crawford County | $49,000 | $1,143 | $122,400 |
| 52 | Doniphan County | $49,000 | $1,138 | $121,200 |
| 53 | Lane County | $49,000 | $1,148 | $119,000 |
| 54 | Marion County | $49,000 | $1,139 | $114,400 |
| 55 | Pratt County | $49,000 | $1,143 | $114,500 |
| 56 | Ellsworth County | $48,500 | $1,135 | $116,300 |
| 57 | Gove County | $48,500 | $1,137 | $119,000 |
| 58 | Marshall County | $48,500 | $1,136 | $119,500 |
| 59 | Mitchell County | $48,000 | $1,116 | $109,600 |
| 60 | Trego County | $48,000 | $1,121 | $115,400 |
| 61 | Cowley County | $47,500 | $1,112 | $111,600 |
| 62 | Greeley County | $47,500 | $1,111 | $108,900 |
| 63 | Kingman County | $46,500 | $1,087 | $107,400 |
| 64 | Bourbon County | $46,000 | $1,078 | $107,600 |
| 65 | Brown County | $46,000 | $1,068 | $111,100 |
| 66 | Russell County | $46,000 | $1,076 | $106,400 |
| 67 | Chase County | $45,500 | $1,060 | $106,200 |
| 68 | Norton County | $45,000 | $1,052 | $106,300 |
| 69 | Pawnee County | $45,000 | $1,046 | $102,400 |
| 70 | Rice County | $45,000 | $1,051 | $105,500 |
| 71 | Washington County | $45,000 | $1,048 | $106,100 |
| 72 | Allen County | $43,500 | $1,018 | $100,400 |
| 73 | Morton County | $43,500 | $1,010 | $95,600 |
| 74 | Neosho County | $43,500 | $1,010 | $101,200 |
| 75 | Rawlins County | $43,500 | $1,011 | $99,400 |
| 76 | Cloud County | $42,500 | $996 | $96,300 |
| 77 | Wichita County | $42,500 | $989 | $98,700 |
| 78 | Cherokee County | $42,000 | $975 | $99,400 |
| 79 | Phillips County | $42,000 | $975 | $94,700 |
| 80 | Stafford County | $42,000 | $980 | $96,700 |
| 81 | Hodgeman County | $41,500 | $964 | $92,700 |
| 82 | Barber County | $41,000 | $956 | $92,700 |
| 83 | Montgomery County | $41,000 | $954 | $92,100 |
| 84 | Wallace County | $41,000 | $959 | $94,200 |
| 85 | Labette County | $40,500 | $949 | $92,100 |
| 86 | Lincoln County | $40,500 | $947 | $92,600 |
| 87 | Rooks County | $40,500 | $942 | $90,000 |
| 88 | Smith County | $40,500 | $942 | $91,000 |
| 89 | Wilson County | $40,500 | $944 | $93,900 |
| 90 | Graham County | $40,000 | $930 | $88,800 |
| 91 | Ness County | $39,500 | $919 | $85,400 |
| 92 | Osborne County | $38,000 | $888 | $84,700 |
| 93 | Greenwood County | $37,500 | $873 | $82,600 |
| 94 | Clark County | $37,000 | $866 | $78,400 |
| 95 | Rush County | $37,000 | $863 | $79,300 |
| 96 | Decatur County | $36,500 | $849 | $78,500 |
| 97 | Harper County | $36,000 | $839 | $77,300 |
| 98 | Woodson County | $36,000 | $839 | $77,100 |
| 99 | Republic County | $35,500 | $823 | $76,000 |
| 100 | Edwards County | $33,000 | $772 | $70,500 |
| 101 | Stanton County | $33,000 | $768 | $64,200 |
| 102 | Comanche County | $31,000 | $720 | $59,900 |
| 103 | Jewell County | $31,000 | $723 | $62,100 |
| 104 | Chautauqua County | $30,500 | $714 | $63,300 |
| 105 | Elk County | $30,500 | $714 | $60,900 |
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.
Nationwide
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Kansas