Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Renting Costs Far Less Than Owning in Kansas
The widest gaps between median rent and the full monthly cost of owning the median home. A large gap does not automatically mean renting is the better decision, because rent buys no equity and is not fixed for thirty years, but it does show where the market prices ownership at a steep premium.
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 renting | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | $1,641 | $1,385 | $3,026 |
| 2 | Douglas County | $1,330 | $1,066 | $2,396 |
| 3 | Miami County | $1,261 | $1,101 | $2,362 |
| 4 | Leavenworth County | $1,085 | $1,138 | $2,223 |
| 5 | Riley County | $975 | $1,065 | $2,040 |
| 6 | Nemaha County | $960 | $726 | $1,686 |
| 7 | Ellis County | $944 | $899 | $1,843 |
| 8 | Jefferson County | $928 | $844 | $1,772 |
| 9 | Pottawatomie County | $903 | $1,011 | $1,914 |
| 10 | McPherson County | $885 | $889 | $1,774 |
| 11 | Jackson County | $846 | $856 | $1,702 |
| 12 | Wabaunsee County | $824 | $771 | $1,595 |
| 13 | Butler County | $809 | $984 | $1,793 |
| 14 | Ottawa County | $793 | $738 | $1,531 |
| 15 | Linn County | $781 | $682 | $1,463 |
| 16 | Sheridan County | $760 | $663 | $1,423 |
| 17 | Gray County | $754 | $833 | $1,587 |
| 18 | Thomas County | $752 | $753 | $1,505 |
| 19 | Franklin County | $747 | $949 | $1,696 |
| 20 | Finney County | $729 | $991 | $1,720 |
| 21 | Sedgwick County | $708 | $977 | $1,685 |
| 22 | Scott County | $707 | $861 | $1,568 |
| 23 | Harvey County | $691 | $891 | $1,582 |
| 24 | Haskell County | $657 | $776 | $1,433 |
| 25 | Grant County | $653 | $696 | $1,349 |
| 26 | Lane County | $651 | $497 | $1,148 |
| 27 | Kiowa County | $650 | $728 | $1,378 |
| 28 | Saline County | $638 | $915 | $1,553 |
| 29 | Atchison County | $607 | $756 | $1,363 |
| 30 | Anderson County | $597 | $792 | $1,389 |
| 31 | Shawnee County | $591 | $970 | $1,561 |
| 32 | Dickinson County | $573 | $809 | $1,382 |
| 33 | Lyon County | $556 | $796 | $1,352 |
| 34 | Osage County | $547 | $810 | $1,357 |
| 35 | Washington County | $501 | $547 | $1,048 |
| 36 | Clay County | $473 | $911 | $1,384 |
| 37 | Marshall County | $466 | $670 | $1,136 |
| 38 | Morris County | $463 | $711 | $1,174 |
| 39 | Mitchell County | $463 | $653 | $1,116 |
| 40 | Cheyenne County | $444 | $703 | $1,147 |
| 41 | Coffey County | $437 | $842 | $1,279 |
| 42 | Ellsworth County | $430 | $705 | $1,135 |
| 43 | Trego County | $427 | $694 | $1,121 |
| 44 | Barton County | $414 | $742 | $1,156 |
| 45 | Marion County | $412 | $727 | $1,139 |
| 46 | Norton County | $410 | $642 | $1,052 |
| 47 | Geary County | $409 | $1,119 | $1,528 |
| 48 | Gove County | $407 | $730 | $1,137 |
| 49 | Brown County | $393 | $675 | $1,068 |
| 50 | Hamilton County | $389 | $778 | $1,167 |
| 51 | Meade County | $382 | $799 | $1,181 |
| 52 | Wallace County | $381 | $578 | $959 |
| 53 | Morton County | $373 | $637 | $1,010 |
| 54 | Seward County | $371 | $924 | $1,295 |
| 55 | Reno County | $371 | $857 | $1,228 |
| 56 | Logan County | $370 | $796 | $1,166 |
| 57 | Sherman County | $368 | $852 | $1,220 |
| 58 | Stafford County | $367 | $613 | $980 |
| 59 | Neosho County | $360 | $650 | $1,010 |
| 60 | Phillips County | $354 | $621 | $975 |
| 61 | Russell County | $354 | $722 | $1,076 |
| 62 | Wyandotte County | $350 | $1,070 | $1,420 |
| 63 | Sumner County | $343 | $829 | $1,172 |
| 64 | Lincoln County | $343 | $604 | $947 |
| 65 | Smith County | $341 | $601 | $942 |
| 66 | Doniphan County | $337 | $801 | $1,138 |
| 67 | Rice County | $334 | $717 | $1,051 |
| 68 | Pratt County | $333 | $810 | $1,143 |
| 69 | Allen County | $333 | $685 | $1,018 |
| 70 | Cowley County | $333 | $779 | $1,112 |
| 71 | Ford County | $321 | $960 | $1,281 |
| 72 | Cloud County | $307 | $689 | $996 |
| 73 | Crawford County | $306 | $837 | $1,143 |
| 74 | Chase County | $302 | $758 | $1,060 |
| 75 | Stevens County | $299 | $930 | $1,229 |
| 76 | Osborne County | $297 | $591 | $888 |
| 77 | Bourbon County | $294 | $784 | $1,078 |
| 78 | Kingman County | $280 | $807 | $1,087 |
| 79 | Ness County | $266 | $653 | $919 |
| 80 | Rooks County | $263 | $679 | $942 |
| 81 | Wichita County | $251 | $738 | $989 |
| 82 | Kearny County | $250 | $1,137 | $1,387 |
| 83 | Woodson County | $242 | $597 | $839 |
| 84 | Pawnee County | $240 | $806 | $1,046 |
| 85 | Labette County | $220 | $729 | $949 |
| 86 | Wilson County | $217 | $727 | $944 |
| 87 | Barber County | $213 | $743 | $956 |
| 88 | Graham County | $204 | $726 | $930 |
| 89 | Greeley County | $196 | $915 | $1,111 |
| 90 | Montgomery County | $195 | $759 | $954 |
| 91 | Rawlins County | $188 | $823 | $1,011 |
| 92 | Republic County | $185 | $638 | $823 |
| 93 | Elk County | $180 | $534 | $714 |
| 94 | Cherokee County | $174 | $801 | $975 |
| 95 | Greenwood County | $163 | $710 | $873 |
| 96 | Rush County | $163 | $700 | $863 |
| 97 | Decatur County | $154 | $695 | $849 |
| 98 | Harper County | $146 | $693 | $839 |
| 99 | Jewell County | $132 | $591 | $723 |
| 100 | Clark County | $95 | $771 | $866 |
| 101 | Stanton County | $77 | $691 | $768 |
| 102 | Hodgeman County | $64 | $900 | $964 |
| 103 | Comanche County | $48 | $672 | $720 |
| 104 | Edwards County | $40 | $732 | $772 |
| 105 | Chautauqua County | $1 | $713 | $714 |
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 Renting Costs Far Less Than Owning across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Kansas