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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 60 largest places in Kansas, Prairie Village has the largest share of people working from home (26.7%), followed by Leawood and Overland Park. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 60 places in Kansas that we cover, the median is 8.6% and the average 10.5%; the figure runs from 26.7% (Prairie Village) to 1.9% (Dodge City). That is a spread of 14.1 times between the two ends. The state figure is 11.8%; 22 of the 60 places are above it and 38 at or below.
The first five are Prairie Village, Leawood, Overland Park, Lenexa, Shawnee. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: remote work lets people live in cheaper places while earning city pay, but it depends on the employer. 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.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Work from home ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prairie Village | Johnson County | 26.7% | 22,874 | $113,530 | $1,794 |
| 2 | Leawood | Johnson County | 25.8% | 33,809 | $185,625 | $1,983 |
| 3 | Overland Park | Johnson County | 24.6% | 200,306 | $104,834 | $1,515 |
| 4 | Lenexa | Johnson County | 22.9% | 58,384 | $103,239 | $1,454 |
| 5 | Shawnee | Johnson County | 21.4% | 68,542 | $109,940 | $1,322 |
| 6 | Eudora | Douglas County | 21.3% | 6,119 | $118,184 | $1,222 |
| 7 | Olathe | Johnson County | 20.9% | 145,057 | $114,009 | $1,314 |
| 8 | Mission | Johnson County | 19.9% | 9,915 | $75,534 | $1,194 |
| 9 | Merriam | Johnson County | 19.6% | 11,085 | $73,600 | $1,181 |
| 10 | De Soto | Johnson County | 19.0% | 6,414 | $104,000 | $1,158 |
| 11 | Roeland Park | Johnson County | 17.7% | 6,763 | $88,774 | $1,582 |
| 12 | Spring Hill | Johnson County | 17.3% | 9,120 | $112,428 | $1,108 |
| 13 | Maize | Sedgwick County | 16.6% | 6,824 | $72,024 | $1,399 |
| 14 | Bonner Springs | Wyandotte County | 16.2% | 7,839 | $83,218 | $1,165 |
| 15 | Lawrence | Douglas County | 15.5% | 96,051 | $65,009 | $1,091 |
| 16 | Basehor | Leavenworth County | 15.2% | 7,491 | $116,769 | $1,257 |
| 17 | Gardner | Johnson County | 13.7% | 24,526 | $96,818 | $1,306 |
| 18 | Goddard | Sedgwick County | 13.2% | 6,030 | $94,004 | $1,758 |
| 19 | Bel Aire | Sedgwick County | 12.7% | 9,043 | $97,795 | $1,649 |
| 20 | Manhattan | Riley County | 12.6% | 54,239 | $60,172 | $1,003 |
| 21 | Lansing | Leavenworth County | 12.1% | 11,246 | $102,786 | $1,406 |
| 22 | Andover | Butler County | 11.9% | 15,965 | $104,787 | $1,450 |
| 23 | Fort Scott | Bourbon County | 11.2% | 7,555 | $52,159 | $755 |
| 24 | Topeka | Shawnee County | 10.9% | 125,786 | $56,956 | $979 |
| 25 | Augusta | Butler County | 10.2% | 9,216 | $64,919 | $865 |
| 26 | Ottawa | Franklin County | 9.6% | 12,678 | $71,699 | $1,032 |
| 27 | Park City | Sedgwick County | 9.4% | 7,673 | $74,301 | $1,077 |
| 28 | Kansas City | Wyandotte County | 9.2% | 155,135 | $62,401 | $1,123 |
| 29 | Atchison | Atchison County | 8.6% | 10,785 | $54,474 | $737 |
| 30 | Mulvane | Sedgwick County | 8.6% | 6,171 | $74,039 | $1,015 |
| 31 | Wichita | Sedgwick County | 7.7% | 397,945 | $64,620 | $975 |
| 32 | Newton | Harvey County | 7.7% | 18,397 | $68,885 | $903 |
| 33 | Derby | Sedgwick County | 7.6% | 26,062 | $84,112 | $1,136 |
| 34 | Leavenworth | Leavenworth County | 7.5% | 37,195 | $72,987 | $1,229 |
| 35 | Paola | Miami County | 7.3% | 5,770 | $74,662 | $1,091 |
| 36 | Tonganoxie | Leavenworth County | 6.6% | 5,891 | $80,109 | $1,224 |
| 37 | Salina | Saline County | 6.6% | 46,307 | $61,783 | $959 |
| 38 | Emporia | Lyon County | 6.1% | 24,131 | $52,704 | $815 |
| 39 | Junction City | Geary County | 5.9% | 22,331 | $61,181 | $1,024 |
| 40 | Great Bend | Barton County | 5.9% | 14,479 | $54,139 | $759 |
| 41 | Valley Center | Sedgwick County | 5.8% | 8,590 | $77,020 | $883 |
| 42 | Pittsburg | Crawford County | 5.8% | 20,637 | $43,419 | $854 |
| 43 | Parsons | Labette County | 5.8% | 9,425 | $52,428 | $774 |
| 44 | Winfield | Cowley County | 5.7% | 11,711 | $56,656 | $786 |
| 45 | Wellington | Sumner County | 5.6% | 7,615 | $50,333 | $733 |
| 46 | Abilene | Dickinson County | 5.6% | 6,449 | $57,924 | $1,022 |
| 47 | Pratt | Pratt County | 5.3% | 6,577 | $63,819 | $798 |
| 48 | Hays | Ellis County | 5.2% | 21,143 | $58,459 | $922 |
| 49 | McPherson | McPherson County | 5.0% | 13,995 | $77,529 | $925 |
| 50 | Hutchinson | Reno County | 4.8% | 39,709 | $58,687 | $881 |
| 51 | El Dorado | Butler County | 4.6% | 12,769 | $59,180 | $844 |
| 52 | Fort Riley (unincorporated) | Riley County | 4.4% | 8,606 | $54,362 | $1,234 |
| 53 | Independence | Montgomery County | 3.9% | 8,422 | $51,069 | $789 |
| 54 | Liberal | Seward County | 3.4% | 19,316 | $63,706 | $900 |
| 55 | Chanute | Neosho County | 3.2% | 8,598 | $50,882 | $717 |
| 56 | Arkansas City | Cowley County | 3.0% | 11,884 | $49,629 | $781 |
| 57 | Garden City | Finney County | 2.5% | 27,819 | $72,865 | $1,052 |
| 58 | Haysville | Sedgwick County | 2.2% | 11,117 | $67,740 | $1,064 |
| 59 | Coffeyville | Montgomery County | 2.0% | 8,662 | $45,670 | $716 |
| 60 | Dodge City | Ford County | 1.9% | 27,613 | $68,721 | $1,045 |
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Prairie Village, with 26.7% (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
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