Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Kansas
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
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Kansas ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chautauqua County | $30,500 | $708 | $63,300 |
| 2 | Comanche County | $30,500 | $716 | $59,900 |
| 3 | Elk County | $30,500 | $709 | $60,900 |
| 4 | Jewell County | $31,000 | $718 | $62,100 |
| 5 | Stanton County | $32,500 | $762 | $64,200 |
| 6 | Edwards County | $33,000 | $765 | $70,500 |
| 7 | Republic County | $35,000 | $816 | $76,000 |
| 8 | Harper County | $35,500 | $832 | $77,300 |
| 9 | Woodson County | $35,500 | $832 | $77,100 |
| 10 | Decatur County | $36,000 | $842 | $78,500 |
| 11 | Rush County | $36,500 | $855 | $79,300 |
| 12 | Clark County | $37,000 | $858 | $78,400 |
| 13 | Greenwood County | $37,000 | $865 | $82,600 |
| 14 | Osborne County | $37,500 | $879 | $84,700 |
| 15 | Ness County | $39,000 | $910 | $85,400 |
| 16 | Graham County | $39,500 | $921 | $88,800 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | $40,000 | $937 | $92,600 |
| 18 | Rooks County | $40,000 | $933 | $90,000 |
| 19 | Smith County | $40,000 | $932 | $91,000 |
| 20 | Wilson County | $40,000 | $934 | $93,900 |
| 21 | Barber County | $40,500 | $947 | $92,700 |
| 22 | Labette County | $40,500 | $939 | $92,100 |
| 23 | Montgomery County | $40,500 | $945 | $92,100 |
| 24 | Wallace County | $40,500 | $949 | $94,200 |
| 25 | Hodgeman County | $41,000 | $955 | $92,700 |
| 26 | Cherokee County | $41,500 | $964 | $99,400 |
| 27 | Phillips County | $41,500 | $966 | $94,700 |
| 28 | Stafford County | $41,500 | $970 | $96,700 |
| 29 | Cloud County | $42,000 | $986 | $96,300 |
| 30 | Wichita County | $42,000 | $979 | $98,700 |
| 31 | Allen County | $43,000 | $1,008 | $100,400 |
| 32 | Morton County | $43,000 | $1,000 | $95,600 |
| 33 | Neosho County | $43,000 | $1,000 | $101,200 |
| 34 | Rawlins County | $43,000 | $1,000 | $99,400 |
| 35 | Norton County | $44,500 | $1,040 | $106,300 |
| 36 | Pawnee County | $44,500 | $1,035 | $102,400 |
| 37 | Rice County | $44,500 | $1,039 | $105,500 |
| 38 | Washington County | $44,500 | $1,036 | $106,100 |
| 39 | Brown County | $45,000 | $1,056 | $111,100 |
| 40 | Chase County | $45,000 | $1,049 | $106,200 |
| 41 | Bourbon County | $45,500 | $1,067 | $107,600 |
| 42 | Russell County | $45,500 | $1,064 | $106,400 |
| 43 | Kingman County | $46,000 | $1,075 | $107,400 |
| 44 | Cowley County | $47,000 | $1,100 | $111,600 |
| 45 | Greeley County | $47,000 | $1,099 | $108,900 |
| 46 | Mitchell County | $47,500 | $1,104 | $109,600 |
| 47 | Trego County | $47,500 | $1,109 | $115,400 |
| 48 | Doniphan County | $48,000 | $1,124 | $121,200 |
| 49 | Ellsworth County | $48,000 | $1,122 | $116,300 |
| 50 | Gove County | $48,000 | $1,124 | $119,000 |
| 51 | Marshall County | $48,000 | $1,123 | $119,500 |
| 52 | Cheyenne County | $48,500 | $1,134 | $119,300 |
| 53 | Crawford County | $48,500 | $1,129 | $122,400 |
| 54 | Lane County | $48,500 | $1,135 | $119,000 |
| 55 | Marion County | $48,500 | $1,126 | $114,400 |
| 56 | Pratt County | $48,500 | $1,131 | $114,500 |
| 57 | Barton County | $49,000 | $1,143 | $117,200 |
| 58 | Hamilton County | $49,500 | $1,154 | $119,700 |
| 59 | Logan County | $49,500 | $1,153 | $116,600 |
| 60 | Morris County | $49,500 | $1,161 | $120,900 |
| 61 | Sumner County | $49,500 | $1,159 | $118,700 |
| 62 | Meade County | $50,000 | $1,167 | $122,000 |
| 63 | Sherman County | $51,500 | $1,206 | $126,300 |
| 64 | Reno County | $52,000 | $1,214 | $125,000 |
| 65 | Stevens County | $52,000 | $1,215 | $124,500 |
| 66 | Coffey County | $54,000 | $1,263 | $139,500 |
| 67 | Ford County | $54,000 | $1,265 | $132,700 |
| 68 | Seward County | $55,000 | $1,280 | $134,000 |
| 69 | Grant County | $57,000 | $1,331 | $146,200 |
| 70 | Lyon County | $57,000 | $1,335 | $142,200 |
| 71 | Atchison County | $57,500 | $1,345 | $147,900 |
| 72 | Osage County | $57,500 | $1,340 | $142,800 |
| 73 | Clay County | $58,500 | $1,366 | $149,600 |
| 74 | Dickinson County | $58,500 | $1,364 | $148,500 |
| 75 | Kearny County | $58,500 | $1,369 | $152,500 |
| 76 | Kiowa County | $58,500 | $1,360 | $152,400 |
| 77 | Anderson County | $59,000 | $1,372 | $147,900 |
| 78 | Sheridan County | $60,000 | $1,405 | $152,000 |
| 79 | Wyandotte County | $60,000 | $1,402 | $152,700 |
| 80 | Haskell County | $60,500 | $1,414 | $154,800 |
| 81 | Linn County | $62,000 | $1,443 | $164,500 |
| 82 | Thomas County | $63,500 | $1,485 | $165,900 |
| 83 | Geary County | $64,500 | $1,508 | $165,000 |
| 84 | Ottawa County | $65,000 | $1,511 | $164,100 |
| 85 | Saline County | $65,500 | $1,532 | $171,900 |
| 86 | Shawnee County | $66,000 | $1,540 | $170,400 |
| 87 | Scott County | $66,500 | $1,547 | $170,100 |
| 88 | Gray County | $67,000 | $1,566 | $174,700 |
| 89 | Harvey County | $67,000 | $1,561 | $173,300 |
| 90 | Wabaunsee County | $67,500 | $1,573 | $178,200 |
| 91 | Nemaha County | $71,000 | $1,662 | $196,100 |
| 92 | Sedgwick County | $71,000 | $1,662 | $190,700 |
| 93 | Franklin County | $71,500 | $1,673 | $187,400 |
| 94 | Jackson County | $72,000 | $1,677 | $193,600 |
| 95 | Finney County | $72,500 | $1,697 | $191,100 |
| 96 | Jefferson County | $75,000 | $1,747 | $200,800 |
| 97 | McPherson County | $75,000 | $1,749 | $198,400 |
| 98 | Butler County | $76,000 | $1,768 | $199,600 |
| 99 | Ellis County | $78,000 | $1,816 | $211,100 |
| 100 | Pottawatomie County | $81,000 | $1,886 | $223,000 |
| 101 | Riley County | $86,000 | $2,011 | $231,200 |
| 102 | Leavenworth County | $94,000 | $2,190 | $260,600 |
| 103 | Miami County | $99,500 | $2,325 | $277,700 |
| 104 | Douglas County | $101,000 | $2,360 | $281,600 |
| 105 | Johnson County | $127,500 | $2,977 | $366,000 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Kansas