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 | $31,000 | $723 | $63,300 |
| 2 | Comanche County | $31,000 | $729 | $59,900 |
| 3 | Elk County | $31,000 | $723 | $60,900 |
| 4 | Jewell County | $31,500 | $732 | $62,100 |
| 5 | Edwards County | $33,500 | $781 | $70,500 |
| 6 | Stanton County | $33,500 | $777 | $64,200 |
| 7 | Republic County | $35,500 | $833 | $76,000 |
| 8 | Harper County | $36,500 | $849 | $77,300 |
| 9 | Woodson County | $36,500 | $849 | $77,100 |
| 10 | Decatur County | $37,000 | $860 | $78,500 |
| 11 | Clark County | $37,500 | $876 | $78,400 |
| 12 | Rush County | $37,500 | $874 | $79,300 |
| 13 | Greenwood County | $38,000 | $884 | $82,600 |
| 14 | Osborne County | $38,500 | $899 | $84,700 |
| 15 | Ness County | $40,000 | $930 | $85,400 |
| 16 | Graham County | $40,500 | $942 | $88,800 |
| 17 | Labette County | $41,000 | $961 | $92,100 |
| 18 | Lincoln County | $41,000 | $959 | $92,600 |
| 19 | Rooks County | $41,000 | $954 | $90,000 |
| 20 | Smith County | $41,000 | $954 | $91,000 |
| 21 | Wilson County | $41,000 | $956 | $93,900 |
| 22 | Barber County | $41,500 | $969 | $92,700 |
| 23 | Montgomery County | $41,500 | $966 | $92,100 |
| 24 | Wallace County | $41,500 | $971 | $94,200 |
| 25 | Hodgeman County | $42,000 | $977 | $92,700 |
| 26 | Cherokee County | $42,500 | $988 | $99,400 |
| 27 | Phillips County | $42,500 | $988 | $94,700 |
| 28 | Stafford County | $42,500 | $993 | $96,700 |
| 29 | Cloud County | $43,000 | $1,008 | $96,300 |
| 30 | Wichita County | $43,000 | $1,002 | $98,700 |
| 31 | Allen County | $44,000 | $1,031 | $100,400 |
| 32 | Morton County | $44,000 | $1,023 | $95,600 |
| 33 | Neosho County | $44,000 | $1,024 | $101,200 |
| 34 | Rawlins County | $44,000 | $1,024 | $99,400 |
| 35 | Norton County | $45,500 | $1,066 | $106,300 |
| 36 | Pawnee County | $45,500 | $1,060 | $102,400 |
| 37 | Rice County | $45,500 | $1,065 | $105,500 |
| 38 | Washington County | $45,500 | $1,062 | $106,100 |
| 39 | Chase County | $46,000 | $1,074 | $106,200 |
| 40 | Brown County | $46,500 | $1,082 | $111,100 |
| 41 | Russell County | $46,500 | $1,090 | $106,400 |
| 42 | Bourbon County | $47,000 | $1,092 | $107,600 |
| 43 | Kingman County | $47,000 | $1,101 | $107,400 |
| 44 | Greeley County | $48,000 | $1,125 | $108,900 |
| 45 | Cowley County | $48,500 | $1,127 | $111,600 |
| 46 | Mitchell County | $48,500 | $1,130 | $109,600 |
| 47 | Trego County | $48,500 | $1,136 | $115,400 |
| 48 | Crawford County | $49,500 | $1,159 | $122,400 |
| 49 | Doniphan County | $49,500 | $1,153 | $121,200 |
| 50 | Ellsworth County | $49,500 | $1,149 | $116,300 |
| 51 | Gove County | $49,500 | $1,153 | $119,000 |
| 52 | Marion County | $49,500 | $1,154 | $114,400 |
| 53 | Marshall County | $49,500 | $1,152 | $119,500 |
| 54 | Pratt County | $49,500 | $1,158 | $114,500 |
| 55 | Barton County | $50,000 | $1,171 | $117,200 |
| 56 | Cheyenne County | $50,000 | $1,162 | $119,300 |
| 57 | Lane County | $50,000 | $1,163 | $119,000 |
| 58 | Hamilton County | $50,500 | $1,182 | $119,700 |
| 59 | Logan County | $50,500 | $1,181 | $116,600 |
| 60 | Morris County | $51,000 | $1,190 | $120,900 |
| 61 | Sumner County | $51,000 | $1,187 | $118,700 |
| 62 | Meade County | $51,500 | $1,196 | $122,000 |
| 63 | Sherman County | $53,000 | $1,236 | $126,300 |
| 64 | Reno County | $53,500 | $1,244 | $125,000 |
| 65 | Stevens County | $53,500 | $1,245 | $124,500 |
| 66 | Coffey County | $55,500 | $1,297 | $139,500 |
| 67 | Ford County | $55,500 | $1,297 | $132,700 |
| 68 | Seward County | $56,000 | $1,312 | $134,000 |
| 69 | Grant County | $58,500 | $1,367 | $146,200 |
| 70 | Lyon County | $58,500 | $1,370 | $142,200 |
| 71 | Atchison County | $59,000 | $1,381 | $147,900 |
| 72 | Osage County | $59,000 | $1,375 | $142,800 |
| 73 | Clay County | $60,000 | $1,403 | $149,600 |
| 74 | Dickinson County | $60,000 | $1,400 | $148,500 |
| 75 | Kiowa County | $60,000 | $1,397 | $152,400 |
| 76 | Anderson County | $60,500 | $1,408 | $147,900 |
| 77 | Kearny County | $60,500 | $1,407 | $152,500 |
| 78 | Wyandotte County | $61,500 | $1,439 | $152,700 |
| 79 | Haskell County | $62,000 | $1,452 | $154,800 |
| 80 | Sheridan County | $62,000 | $1,442 | $152,000 |
| 81 | Linn County | $63,500 | $1,483 | $164,500 |
| 82 | Thomas County | $65,500 | $1,526 | $165,900 |
| 83 | Geary County | $66,500 | $1,548 | $165,000 |
| 84 | Ottawa County | $66,500 | $1,552 | $164,100 |
| 85 | Saline County | $67,500 | $1,574 | $171,900 |
| 86 | Scott County | $68,000 | $1,589 | $170,100 |
| 87 | Shawnee County | $68,000 | $1,582 | $170,400 |
| 88 | Harvey County | $68,500 | $1,604 | $173,300 |
| 89 | Gray County | $69,000 | $1,609 | $174,700 |
| 90 | Wabaunsee County | $69,500 | $1,617 | $178,200 |
| 91 | Sedgwick County | $73,000 | $1,709 | $190,700 |
| 92 | Franklin County | $73,500 | $1,719 | $187,400 |
| 93 | Nemaha County | $73,500 | $1,710 | $196,100 |
| 94 | Jackson County | $74,000 | $1,725 | $193,600 |
| 95 | Finney County | $74,500 | $1,744 | $191,100 |
| 96 | Jefferson County | $77,000 | $1,796 | $200,800 |
| 97 | McPherson County | $77,000 | $1,798 | $198,400 |
| 98 | Butler County | $78,000 | $1,818 | $199,600 |
| 99 | Ellis County | $80,000 | $1,869 | $211,100 |
| 100 | Pottawatomie County | $83,000 | $1,942 | $223,000 |
| 101 | Riley County | $88,500 | $2,068 | $231,200 |
| 102 | Leavenworth County | $96,500 | $2,255 | $260,600 |
| 103 | Miami County | $102,500 | $2,395 | $277,700 |
| 104 | Douglas County | $104,000 | $2,430 | $281,600 |
| 105 | Johnson County | $131,500 | $3,069 | $366,000 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.24%. 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