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Kansas: cities with the cheapest rent

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Kansas: Coffeyville has the lowest median rent ($716) among the 60 largest places.
Wichita (397,945 residents)Overland Park (200,306 residents)Kansas City (155,135 residents)Olathe (145,057 residents)Topeka (125,786 residents)Lawrence (96,051 residents)Shawnee (68,542 residents)Lenexa (58,384 residents)Manhattan (54,239 residents)Salina (46,307 residents)Hutchinson (39,709 residents)Leavenworth (37,195 residents)Leawood (33,809 residents)Garden City (27,819 residents)Dodge City (27,613 residents)Derby (26,062 residents)Gardner (24,526 residents)Emporia (24,131 residents)Prairie Village (22,874 residents)Junction City (22,331 residents)Hays (21,143 residents)Pittsburg (20,637 residents)Liberal (19,316 residents)Newton (18,397 residents)Andover (15,965 residents)Great Bend (14,479 residents)McPherson (13,995 residents)El Dorado (12,769 residents)Ottawa (12,678 residents)Arkansas City (11,884 residents)Winfield (11,711 residents)Lansing (11,246 residents)Haysville (11,117 residents)Merriam (11,085 residents)Atchison (10,785 residents)Mission (9,915 residents)Parsons (9,425 residents)Augusta (9,216 residents)Spring Hill (9,120 residents)Bel Aire (9,043 residents)Coffeyville (8,662 residents)Fort Riley (8,606 residents)Chanute (8,598 residents)Valley Center (8,590 residents)Independence (8,422 residents)Bonner Springs (7,839 residents)Park City (7,673 residents)Wellington (7,615 residents)Fort Scott (7,555 residents)Basehor (7,491 residents)Maize (6,824 residents)Roeland Park (6,763 residents)Pratt (6,577 residents)Abilene (6,449 residents)De Soto (6,414 residents)Mulvane (6,171 residents)Eudora (6,119 residents)Goddard (6,030 residents)Tonganoxie (5,891 residents)Paola (5,770 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Coffeyville#1
$716median rent a month
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Ranking

CITY (60 largest of Kansas) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 60 largest places in Kansas, Coffeyville has the lowest median rent ($716), followed by Chanute and Wellington. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 60 places in Kansas that we cover, the median is $1,052 and the average $1,095; the figure runs from $716 (Coffeyville) to $1,983 (Leawood). That is a spread of 2.8 times between the two ends. The state figure is $1,060; 29 of the 60 places are above it and 31 at or below.

How to use it

The first five are Coffeyville, Chanute, Wellington, Atchison, Fort Scott. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: low rent can reflect a smaller job market or older housing stock, so look at income and commute too. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Median rent a month ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅
1CoffeyvilleMontgomery County$7168,662$45,670
2ChanuteNeosho County$7178,598$50,882
3WellingtonSumner County$7337,615$50,333
4AtchisonAtchison County$73710,785$54,474
5Fort ScottBourbon County$7557,555$52,159
6Great BendBarton County$75914,479$54,139
7ParsonsLabette County$7749,425$52,428
8Arkansas CityCowley County$78111,884$49,629
9WinfieldCowley County$78611,711$56,656
10IndependenceMontgomery County$7898,422$51,069
11PrattPratt County$7986,577$63,819
12EmporiaLyon County$81524,131$52,704
13El DoradoButler County$84412,769$59,180
14PittsburgCrawford County$85420,637$43,419
15AugustaButler County$8659,216$64,919
16HutchinsonReno County$88139,709$58,687
17Valley CenterSedgwick County$8838,590$77,020
18LiberalSeward County$90019,316$63,706
19NewtonHarvey County$90318,397$68,885
20HaysEllis County$92221,143$58,459
21McPhersonMcPherson County$92513,995$77,529
22SalinaSaline County$95946,307$61,783
23WichitaSedgwick County$975397,945$64,620
24TopekaShawnee County$979125,786$56,956
25ManhattanRiley County$1,00354,239$60,172
26MulvaneSedgwick County$1,0156,171$74,039
27AbileneDickinson County$1,0226,449$57,924
28Junction CityGeary County$1,02422,331$61,181
29OttawaFranklin County$1,03212,678$71,699
30Dodge CityFord County$1,04527,613$68,721
31Garden CityFinney County$1,05227,819$72,865
32HaysvilleSedgwick County$1,06411,117$67,740
33Park CitySedgwick County$1,0777,673$74,301
34LawrenceDouglas County$1,09196,051$65,009
35PaolaMiami County$1,0915,770$74,662
36Spring HillJohnson County$1,1089,120$112,428
37Kansas CityWyandotte County$1,123155,135$62,401
38DerbySedgwick County$1,13626,062$84,112
39De SotoJohnson County$1,1586,414$104,000
40Bonner SpringsWyandotte County$1,1657,839$83,218
41MerriamJohnson County$1,18111,085$73,600
42MissionJohnson County$1,1949,915$75,534
43EudoraDouglas County$1,2226,119$118,184
44TonganoxieLeavenworth County$1,2245,891$80,109
45LeavenworthLeavenworth County$1,22937,195$72,987
46Fort Riley (unincorporated)Riley County$1,2348,606$54,362
47BasehorLeavenworth County$1,2577,491$116,769
48GardnerJohnson County$1,30624,526$96,818
49OlatheJohnson County$1,314145,057$114,009
50ShawneeJohnson County$1,32268,542$109,940
51MaizeSedgwick County$1,3996,824$72,024
52LansingLeavenworth County$1,40611,246$102,786
53AndoverButler County$1,45015,965$104,787
54LenexaJohnson County$1,45458,384$103,239
55Overland ParkJohnson County$1,515200,306$104,834
56Roeland ParkJohnson County$1,5826,763$88,774
57Bel AireSedgwick County$1,6499,043$97,795
58GoddardSedgwick County$1,7586,030$94,004
59Prairie VillageJohnson County$1,79422,874$113,530
60LeawoodJohnson County$1,98333,809$185,625

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.

FAQ

Which Kansas city has the lowest median rent?

Coffeyville, with $716 (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 60 largest places in Kansas by population.

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