Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Kansas
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Kansas ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chautauqua County | $-1 | $713 | $714 |
| 2 | Edwards County | $-40 | $732 | $772 |
| 3 | Comanche County | $-48 | $672 | $720 |
| 4 | Hodgeman County | $-64 | $900 | $964 |
| 5 | Stanton County | $-77 | $691 | $768 |
| 6 | Clark County | $-95 | $771 | $866 |
| 7 | Jewell County | $-132 | $591 | $723 |
| 8 | Harper County | $-146 | $693 | $839 |
| 9 | Decatur County | $-154 | $695 | $849 |
| 10 | Rush County | $-163 | $700 | $863 |
| 11 | Greenwood County | $-163 | $710 | $873 |
| 12 | Cherokee County | $-174 | $801 | $975 |
| 13 | Elk County | $-180 | $534 | $714 |
| 14 | Republic County | $-185 | $638 | $823 |
| 15 | Rawlins County | $-188 | $823 | $1,011 |
| 16 | Montgomery County | $-195 | $759 | $954 |
| 17 | Greeley County | $-196 | $915 | $1,111 |
| 18 | Graham County | $-204 | $726 | $930 |
| 19 | Barber County | $-213 | $743 | $956 |
| 20 | Wilson County | $-217 | $727 | $944 |
| 21 | Labette County | $-220 | $729 | $949 |
| 22 | Pawnee County | $-240 | $806 | $1,046 |
| 23 | Woodson County | $-242 | $597 | $839 |
| 24 | Kearny County | $-250 | $1,137 | $1,387 |
| 25 | Wichita County | $-251 | $738 | $989 |
| 26 | Rooks County | $-263 | $679 | $942 |
| 27 | Ness County | $-266 | $653 | $919 |
| 28 | Kingman County | $-280 | $807 | $1,087 |
| 29 | Bourbon County | $-294 | $784 | $1,078 |
| 30 | Osborne County | $-297 | $591 | $888 |
| 31 | Stevens County | $-299 | $930 | $1,229 |
| 32 | Chase County | $-302 | $758 | $1,060 |
| 33 | Crawford County | $-306 | $837 | $1,143 |
| 34 | Cloud County | $-307 | $689 | $996 |
| 35 | Ford County | $-321 | $960 | $1,281 |
| 36 | Cowley County | $-333 | $779 | $1,112 |
| 37 | Allen County | $-333 | $685 | $1,018 |
| 38 | Pratt County | $-333 | $810 | $1,143 |
| 39 | Rice County | $-334 | $717 | $1,051 |
| 40 | Doniphan County | $-337 | $801 | $1,138 |
| 41 | Smith County | $-341 | $601 | $942 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | $-343 | $604 | $947 |
| 43 | Sumner County | $-343 | $829 | $1,172 |
| 44 | Wyandotte County | $-350 | $1,070 | $1,420 |
| 45 | Russell County | $-354 | $722 | $1,076 |
| 46 | Phillips County | $-354 | $621 | $975 |
| 47 | Neosho County | $-360 | $650 | $1,010 |
| 48 | Stafford County | $-367 | $613 | $980 |
| 49 | Sherman County | $-368 | $852 | $1,220 |
| 50 | Logan County | $-370 | $796 | $1,166 |
| 51 | Reno County | $-371 | $857 | $1,228 |
| 52 | Seward County | $-371 | $924 | $1,295 |
| 53 | Morton County | $-373 | $637 | $1,010 |
| 54 | Wallace County | $-381 | $578 | $959 |
| 55 | Meade County | $-382 | $799 | $1,181 |
| 56 | Hamilton County | $-389 | $778 | $1,167 |
| 57 | Brown County | $-393 | $675 | $1,068 |
| 58 | Gove County | $-407 | $730 | $1,137 |
| 59 | Geary County | $-409 | $1,119 | $1,528 |
| 60 | Norton County | $-410 | $642 | $1,052 |
| 61 | Marion County | $-412 | $727 | $1,139 |
| 62 | Barton County | $-414 | $742 | $1,156 |
| 63 | Trego County | $-427 | $694 | $1,121 |
| 64 | Ellsworth County | $-430 | $705 | $1,135 |
| 65 | Coffey County | $-437 | $842 | $1,279 |
| 66 | Cheyenne County | $-444 | $703 | $1,147 |
| 67 | Mitchell County | $-463 | $653 | $1,116 |
| 68 | Morris County | $-463 | $711 | $1,174 |
| 69 | Marshall County | $-466 | $670 | $1,136 |
| 70 | Clay County | $-473 | $911 | $1,384 |
| 71 | Washington County | $-501 | $547 | $1,048 |
| 72 | Osage County | $-547 | $810 | $1,357 |
| 73 | Lyon County | $-556 | $796 | $1,352 |
| 74 | Dickinson County | $-573 | $809 | $1,382 |
| 75 | Shawnee County | $-591 | $970 | $1,561 |
| 76 | Anderson County | $-597 | $792 | $1,389 |
| 77 | Atchison County | $-607 | $756 | $1,363 |
| 78 | Saline County | $-638 | $915 | $1,553 |
| 79 | Kiowa County | $-650 | $728 | $1,378 |
| 80 | Lane County | $-651 | $497 | $1,148 |
| 81 | Grant County | $-653 | $696 | $1,349 |
| 82 | Haskell County | $-657 | $776 | $1,433 |
| 83 | Harvey County | $-691 | $891 | $1,582 |
| 84 | Scott County | $-707 | $861 | $1,568 |
| 85 | Sedgwick County | $-708 | $977 | $1,685 |
| 86 | Finney County | $-729 | $991 | $1,720 |
| 87 | Franklin County | $-747 | $949 | $1,696 |
| 88 | Thomas County | $-752 | $753 | $1,505 |
| 89 | Gray County | $-754 | $833 | $1,587 |
| 90 | Sheridan County | $-760 | $663 | $1,423 |
| 91 | Linn County | $-781 | $682 | $1,463 |
| 92 | Ottawa County | $-793 | $738 | $1,531 |
| 93 | Butler County | $-809 | $984 | $1,793 |
| 94 | Wabaunsee County | $-824 | $771 | $1,595 |
| 95 | Jackson County | $-846 | $856 | $1,702 |
| 96 | McPherson County | $-885 | $889 | $1,774 |
| 97 | Pottawatomie County | $-903 | $1,011 | $1,914 |
| 98 | Jefferson County | $-928 | $844 | $1,772 |
| 99 | Ellis County | $-944 | $899 | $1,843 |
| 100 | Nemaha County | $-960 | $726 | $1,686 |
| 101 | Riley County | $-975 | $1,065 | $2,040 |
| 102 | Leavenworth County | $-1,085 | $1,138 | $2,223 |
| 103 | Miami County | $-1,261 | $1,101 | $2,362 |
| 104 | Douglas County | $-1,330 | $1,066 | $2,396 |
| 105 | Johnson County | $-1,641 | $1,385 | $3,026 |
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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Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Kansas