Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Kansas
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Kansas ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | $1,385 | $3,026 | $366,000 |
| 2 | Leavenworth County | $1,138 | $2,223 | $260,600 |
| 3 | Kearny County | $1,137 | $1,387 | $152,500 |
| 4 | Geary County | $1,119 | $1,528 | $165,000 |
| 5 | Miami County | $1,101 | $2,362 | $277,700 |
| 6 | Wyandotte County | $1,070 | $1,420 | $152,700 |
| 7 | Douglas County | $1,066 | $2,396 | $281,600 |
| 8 | Riley County | $1,065 | $2,040 | $231,200 |
| 9 | Pottawatomie County | $1,011 | $1,914 | $223,000 |
| 10 | Finney County | $991 | $1,720 | $191,100 |
| 11 | Butler County | $984 | $1,793 | $199,600 |
| 12 | Sedgwick County | $977 | $1,685 | $190,700 |
| 13 | Shawnee County | $970 | $1,561 | $170,400 |
| 14 | Ford County | $960 | $1,281 | $132,700 |
| 15 | Franklin County | $949 | $1,696 | $187,400 |
| 16 | Stevens County | $930 | $1,229 | $124,500 |
| 17 | Seward County | $924 | $1,295 | $134,000 |
| 18 | Greeley County | $915 | $1,111 | $108,900 |
| 19 | Saline County | $915 | $1,553 | $171,900 |
| 20 | Clay County | $911 | $1,384 | $149,600 |
| 21 | Hodgeman County | $900 | $964 | $92,700 |
| 22 | Ellis County | $899 | $1,843 | $211,100 |
| 23 | Harvey County | $891 | $1,582 | $173,300 |
| 24 | McPherson County | $889 | $1,774 | $198,400 |
| 25 | Scott County | $861 | $1,568 | $170,100 |
| 26 | Reno County | $857 | $1,228 | $125,000 |
| 27 | Jackson County | $856 | $1,702 | $193,600 |
| 28 | Sherman County | $852 | $1,220 | $126,300 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | $844 | $1,772 | $200,800 |
| 30 | Coffey County | $842 | $1,279 | $139,500 |
| 31 | Crawford County | $837 | $1,143 | $122,400 |
| 32 | Gray County | $833 | $1,587 | $174,700 |
| 33 | Sumner County | $829 | $1,172 | $118,700 |
| 34 | Rawlins County | $823 | $1,011 | $99,400 |
| 35 | Osage County | $810 | $1,357 | $142,800 |
| 36 | Pratt County | $810 | $1,143 | $114,500 |
| 37 | Dickinson County | $809 | $1,382 | $148,500 |
| 38 | Kingman County | $807 | $1,087 | $107,400 |
| 39 | Pawnee County | $806 | $1,046 | $102,400 |
| 40 | Cherokee County | $801 | $975 | $99,400 |
| 41 | Doniphan County | $801 | $1,138 | $121,200 |
| 42 | Meade County | $799 | $1,181 | $122,000 |
| 43 | Logan County | $796 | $1,166 | $116,600 |
| 44 | Lyon County | $796 | $1,352 | $142,200 |
| 45 | Anderson County | $792 | $1,389 | $147,900 |
| 46 | Bourbon County | $784 | $1,078 | $107,600 |
| 47 | Cowley County | $779 | $1,112 | $111,600 |
| 48 | Hamilton County | $778 | $1,167 | $119,700 |
| 49 | Haskell County | $776 | $1,433 | $154,800 |
| 50 | Clark County | $771 | $866 | $78,400 |
| 51 | Wabaunsee County | $771 | $1,595 | $178,200 |
| 52 | Montgomery County | $759 | $954 | $92,100 |
| 53 | Chase County | $758 | $1,060 | $106,200 |
| 54 | Atchison County | $756 | $1,363 | $147,900 |
| 55 | Thomas County | $753 | $1,505 | $165,900 |
| 56 | Barber County | $743 | $956 | $92,700 |
| 57 | Barton County | $742 | $1,156 | $117,200 |
| 58 | Ottawa County | $738 | $1,531 | $164,100 |
| 59 | Wichita County | $738 | $989 | $98,700 |
| 60 | Edwards County | $732 | $772 | $70,500 |
| 61 | Gove County | $730 | $1,137 | $119,000 |
| 62 | Labette County | $729 | $949 | $92,100 |
| 63 | Kiowa County | $728 | $1,378 | $152,400 |
| 64 | Marion County | $727 | $1,139 | $114,400 |
| 65 | Wilson County | $727 | $944 | $93,900 |
| 66 | Graham County | $726 | $930 | $88,800 |
| 67 | Nemaha County | $726 | $1,686 | $196,100 |
| 68 | Russell County | $722 | $1,076 | $106,400 |
| 69 | Rice County | $717 | $1,051 | $105,500 |
| 70 | Chautauqua County | $713 | $714 | $63,300 |
| 71 | Morris County | $711 | $1,174 | $120,900 |
| 72 | Greenwood County | $710 | $873 | $82,600 |
| 73 | Ellsworth County | $705 | $1,135 | $116,300 |
| 74 | Cheyenne County | $703 | $1,147 | $119,300 |
| 75 | Rush County | $700 | $863 | $79,300 |
| 76 | Grant County | $696 | $1,349 | $146,200 |
| 77 | Decatur County | $695 | $849 | $78,500 |
| 78 | Trego County | $694 | $1,121 | $115,400 |
| 79 | Harper County | $693 | $839 | $77,300 |
| 80 | Stanton County | $691 | $768 | $64,200 |
| 81 | Cloud County | $689 | $996 | $96,300 |
| 82 | Allen County | $685 | $1,018 | $100,400 |
| 83 | Linn County | $682 | $1,463 | $164,500 |
| 84 | Rooks County | $679 | $942 | $90,000 |
| 85 | Brown County | $675 | $1,068 | $111,100 |
| 86 | Comanche County | $672 | $720 | $59,900 |
| 87 | Marshall County | $670 | $1,136 | $119,500 |
| 88 | Sheridan County | $663 | $1,423 | $152,000 |
| 89 | Mitchell County | $653 | $1,116 | $109,600 |
| 90 | Ness County | $653 | $919 | $85,400 |
| 91 | Neosho County | $650 | $1,010 | $101,200 |
| 92 | Norton County | $642 | $1,052 | $106,300 |
| 93 | Republic County | $638 | $823 | $76,000 |
| 94 | Morton County | $637 | $1,010 | $95,600 |
| 95 | Phillips County | $621 | $975 | $94,700 |
| 96 | Stafford County | $613 | $980 | $96,700 |
| 97 | Lincoln County | $604 | $947 | $92,600 |
| 98 | Smith County | $601 | $942 | $91,000 |
| 99 | Woodson County | $597 | $839 | $77,100 |
| 100 | Jewell County | $591 | $723 | $62,100 |
| 101 | Osborne County | $591 | $888 | $84,700 |
| 102 | Wallace County | $578 | $959 | $94,200 |
| 103 | Washington County | $547 | $1,048 | $106,100 |
| 104 | Elk County | $534 | $714 | $60,900 |
| 105 | Lane County | $497 | $1,148 | $119,000 |
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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