Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Kansas
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
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Kansas ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chautauqua County | 7.4 yrs | $63,300 | $713 |
| 2 | Comanche County | 7.4 yrs | $59,900 | $672 |
| 3 | Stanton County | 7.7 yrs | $64,200 | $691 |
| 4 | Edwards County | 8.0 yrs | $70,500 | $732 |
| 5 | Clark County | 8.5 yrs | $78,400 | $771 |
| 6 | Hodgeman County | 8.6 yrs | $92,700 | $900 |
| 7 | Jewell County | 8.8 yrs | $62,100 | $591 |
| 8 | Harper County | 9.3 yrs | $77,300 | $693 |
| 9 | Decatur County | 9.4 yrs | $78,500 | $695 |
| 10 | Rush County | 9.4 yrs | $79,300 | $700 |
| 11 | Elk County | 9.5 yrs | $60,900 | $534 |
| 12 | Greenwood County | 9.7 yrs | $82,600 | $710 |
| 13 | Greeley County | 9.9 yrs | $108,900 | $915 |
| 14 | Republic County | 9.9 yrs | $76,000 | $638 |
| 15 | Rawlins County | 10.1 yrs | $99,400 | $823 |
| 16 | Montgomery County | 10.1 yrs | $92,100 | $759 |
| 17 | Graham County | 10.2 yrs | $88,800 | $726 |
| 18 | Cherokee County | 10.3 yrs | $99,400 | $801 |
| 19 | Barber County | 10.4 yrs | $92,700 | $743 |
| 20 | Labette County | 10.5 yrs | $92,100 | $729 |
| 21 | Pawnee County | 10.6 yrs | $102,400 | $806 |
| 22 | Woodson County | 10.8 yrs | $77,100 | $597 |
| 23 | Wilson County | 10.8 yrs | $93,900 | $727 |
| 24 | Ness County | 10.9 yrs | $85,400 | $653 |
| 25 | Rooks County | 11.0 yrs | $90,000 | $679 |
| 26 | Kingman County | 11.1 yrs | $107,400 | $807 |
| 27 | Wichita County | 11.1 yrs | $98,700 | $738 |
| 28 | Stevens County | 11.2 yrs | $124,500 | $930 |
| 29 | Kearny County | 11.2 yrs | $152,500 | $1,137 |
| 30 | Bourbon County | 11.4 yrs | $107,600 | $784 |
| 31 | Ford County | 11.5 yrs | $132,700 | $960 |
| 32 | Cloud County | 11.6 yrs | $96,300 | $689 |
| 33 | Chase County | 11.7 yrs | $106,200 | $758 |
| 34 | Pratt County | 11.8 yrs | $114,500 | $810 |
| 35 | Wyandotte County | 11.9 yrs | $152,700 | $1,070 |
| 36 | Sumner County | 11.9 yrs | $118,700 | $829 |
| 37 | Cowley County | 11.9 yrs | $111,600 | $779 |
| 38 | Osborne County | 11.9 yrs | $84,700 | $591 |
| 39 | Seward County | 12.1 yrs | $134,000 | $924 |
| 40 | Reno County | 12.2 yrs | $125,000 | $857 |
| 41 | Crawford County | 12.2 yrs | $122,400 | $837 |
| 42 | Logan County | 12.2 yrs | $116,600 | $796 |
| 43 | Allen County | 12.2 yrs | $100,400 | $685 |
| 44 | Rice County | 12.3 yrs | $105,500 | $717 |
| 45 | Russell County | 12.3 yrs | $106,400 | $722 |
| 46 | Geary County | 12.3 yrs | $165,000 | $1,119 |
| 47 | Sherman County | 12.4 yrs | $126,300 | $852 |
| 48 | Morton County | 12.5 yrs | $95,600 | $637 |
| 49 | Doniphan County | 12.6 yrs | $121,200 | $801 |
| 50 | Smith County | 12.6 yrs | $91,000 | $601 |
| 51 | Phillips County | 12.7 yrs | $94,700 | $621 |
| 52 | Meade County | 12.7 yrs | $122,000 | $799 |
| 53 | Lincoln County | 12.8 yrs | $92,600 | $604 |
| 54 | Hamilton County | 12.8 yrs | $119,700 | $778 |
| 55 | Neosho County | 13.0 yrs | $101,200 | $650 |
| 56 | Marion County | 13.1 yrs | $114,400 | $727 |
| 57 | Stafford County | 13.1 yrs | $96,700 | $613 |
| 58 | Barton County | 13.2 yrs | $117,200 | $742 |
| 59 | Wallace County | 13.6 yrs | $94,200 | $578 |
| 60 | Gove County | 13.6 yrs | $119,000 | $730 |
| 61 | Clay County | 13.7 yrs | $149,600 | $911 |
| 62 | Brown County | 13.7 yrs | $111,100 | $675 |
| 63 | Ellsworth County | 13.7 yrs | $116,300 | $705 |
| 64 | Norton County | 13.8 yrs | $106,300 | $642 |
| 65 | Coffey County | 13.8 yrs | $139,500 | $842 |
| 66 | Trego County | 13.9 yrs | $115,400 | $694 |
| 67 | Mitchell County | 14.0 yrs | $109,600 | $653 |
| 68 | Cheyenne County | 14.1 yrs | $119,300 | $703 |
| 69 | Morris County | 14.2 yrs | $120,900 | $711 |
| 70 | Shawnee County | 14.6 yrs | $170,400 | $970 |
| 71 | Osage County | 14.7 yrs | $142,800 | $810 |
| 72 | Marshall County | 14.9 yrs | $119,500 | $670 |
| 73 | Lyon County | 14.9 yrs | $142,200 | $796 |
| 74 | Dickinson County | 15.3 yrs | $148,500 | $809 |
| 75 | Anderson County | 15.6 yrs | $147,900 | $792 |
| 76 | Saline County | 15.7 yrs | $171,900 | $915 |
| 77 | Finney County | 16.1 yrs | $191,100 | $991 |
| 78 | Washington County | 16.2 yrs | $106,100 | $547 |
| 79 | Harvey County | 16.2 yrs | $173,300 | $891 |
| 80 | Sedgwick County | 16.3 yrs | $190,700 | $977 |
| 81 | Atchison County | 16.3 yrs | $147,900 | $756 |
| 82 | Franklin County | 16.5 yrs | $187,400 | $949 |
| 83 | Scott County | 16.5 yrs | $170,100 | $861 |
| 84 | Haskell County | 16.6 yrs | $154,800 | $776 |
| 85 | Butler County | 16.9 yrs | $199,600 | $984 |
| 86 | Kiowa County | 17.4 yrs | $152,400 | $728 |
| 87 | Gray County | 17.5 yrs | $174,700 | $833 |
| 88 | Grant County | 17.5 yrs | $146,200 | $696 |
| 89 | Riley County | 18.1 yrs | $231,200 | $1,065 |
| 90 | Thomas County | 18.4 yrs | $165,900 | $753 |
| 91 | Pottawatomie County | 18.4 yrs | $223,000 | $1,011 |
| 92 | Ottawa County | 18.5 yrs | $164,100 | $738 |
| 93 | McPherson County | 18.6 yrs | $198,400 | $889 |
| 94 | Jackson County | 18.8 yrs | $193,600 | $856 |
| 95 | Leavenworth County | 19.1 yrs | $260,600 | $1,138 |
| 96 | Sheridan County | 19.1 yrs | $152,000 | $663 |
| 97 | Wabaunsee County | 19.3 yrs | $178,200 | $771 |
| 98 | Ellis County | 19.6 yrs | $211,100 | $899 |
| 99 | Jefferson County | 19.8 yrs | $200,800 | $844 |
| 100 | Lane County | 20.0 yrs | $119,000 | $497 |
| 101 | Linn County | 20.1 yrs | $164,500 | $682 |
| 102 | Miami County | 21.0 yrs | $277,700 | $1,101 |
| 103 | Douglas County | 22.0 yrs | $281,600 | $1,066 |
| 104 | Johnson County | 22.0 yrs | $366,000 | $1,385 |
| 105 | Nemaha County | 22.5 yrs | $196,100 | $726 |
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
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Kansas