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Kansas state guide
Compare large Kansas cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current Kansas subset includes 63 Midwest city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 2,084,471.
What the current Kansas catalog shows
Maize, Kansas has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this Kansas subset at +36.84% since the 2020 estimates base. Spring Hill, Kansas has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 11.8%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.
Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.
Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.
Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.
Andover, Kansas leads this subset at 82/100.
Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.
| City | Catalog | Grad fit | Median rent | Median income | 2025 population | City unemployment | Growth | Jobs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita, Kansas | #52 | 69/100 | $975 | $64,620 | 400,987 | 5.6% | +0.85% | competitive | rent watch |
| Overland Park, Kansas | Kansas coverage | 75/100 | $1,515 | $104,834 | 203,677 | 3.6% | +3.26% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Kansas City, Kansas | Kansas coverage | 62/100 | $1,123 | $62,401 | 157,805 | 5.8% | +0.76% | competitive | rent watch |
| Olathe, Kansas | Kansas coverage | 78/100 | $1,314 | $114,009 | 150,025 | 2.7% | +6.18% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Topeka, Kansas | Kansas coverage | 65/100 | $979 | $56,956 | 125,795 | 4.9% | -0.64% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lawrence, Kansas | Kansas coverage | 70/100 | $1,091 | $65,009 | 96,367 | 4.4% | +1.50% | competitive | rent watch |
| Shawnee, Kansas | Kansas coverage | 75/100 | $1,322 | $109,940 | 69,848 | 3.3% | +3.72% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Lenexa, Kansas | Kansas coverage | 78/100 | $1,454 | $103,239 | 60,506 | 2.8% | +5.39% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Manhattan, Kansas | Kansas coverage | 70/100 | $1,003 | $60,172 | 54,673 | 3.6% | +1.05% | competitive | rent watch |
| Salina, Kansas | Kansas coverage | 63/100 | $959 | $61,783 | 46,094 | 5.2% | -1.68% | competitive | rent watch |
| Hutchinson, Kansas | 2025 population #1052 | 63/100 | $881 | $58,687 | 39,595 | 4.6% | -1.03% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Leavenworth, Kansas | 2025 population #1127 | 64/100 | $1,229 | $72,987 | 37,012 | 4.8% | -0.91% | competitive | rent watch |
| Leawood, Kansas | 2025 population #1217 | 71/100 | $1,983 | $185,625 | 34,093 | 2.0% | +0.59% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Dodge City, Kansas | 2025 population #1458 | 62/100 | $1,045 | $68,721 | 27,653 | 5.6% | -0.50% | competitive | rent watch |
| Garden City, Kansas | 2025 population #1469 | 61/100 | $1,052 | $72,865 | 27,402 | 2.7% | -2.68% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Derby, Kansas | 2025 population #1515 | 71/100 | $1,136 | $84,112 | 26,606 | 3.7% | +3.66% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Gardner, Kansas | 2025 population #1545 | 78/100 | $1,306 | $96,818 | 26,154 | 3.8% | +12.01% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Emporia, Kansas | 2025 population #1662 | 62/100 | $815 | $52,704 | 24,137 | 2.0% | -0.05% | competitive | rent watch |
| Prairie Village, Kansas | 2025 population #1732 | 70/100 | $1,794 | $113,530 | 23,008 | 3.0% | +0.24% | competitive | rent watch |
| Junction City, Kansas | 2025 population #1755 | 60/100 | $1,024 | $61,181 | 22,583 | 6.2% | -1.52% | competitive | rent watch |
| Hays, Kansas | 2025 population #1838 | 68/100 | $922 | $58,459 | 21,258 | 3.6% | +0.54% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pittsburg, Kansas | 2025 population #1899 | 62/100 | $854 | $43,419 | 20,569 | 4.0% | -0.45% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Liberal, Kansas | 2025 population #2022 | 59/100 | $900 | $63,706 | 19,010 | 5.2% | -4.20% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Newton, Kansas | 2025 population #2081 | 63/100 | $903 | $68,885 | 18,353 | 6.1% | -1.36% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Andover, Kansas | 2025 population #2173 | 82/100 | $1,450 | $104,787 | 17,370 | 2.7% | +16.54% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Great Bend, Kansas | 2025 population #2497 | 60/100 | $759 | $54,139 | 14,266 | 4.7% | -3.17% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| McPherson, Kansas | 2025 population #2541 | 68/100 | $925 | $77,529 | 13,918 | 1.9% | -1.19% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Ottawa, Kansas | 2025 population #2718 | 64/100 | $1,032 | $71,699 | 12,716 | 2.9% | +0.72% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| El Dorado, Kansas | 2025 population #2721 | 63/100 | $844 | $59,180 | 12,696 | 3.3% | -0.72% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Arkansas City, Kansas | 2025 population #2866 | 61/100 | $781 | $49,629 | 11,800 | 2.8% | -1.37% | competitive | rent watch |
| Winfield, Kansas | 2025 population #2873 | 64/100 | $786 | $56,656 | 11,745 | 7.3% | -0.32% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Merriam, Kansas | 2025 population #2912 | 71/100 | $1,181 | $73,600 | 11,509 | 5.4% | +3.86% | competitive | rent watch |
| Haysville, Kansas | 2025 population #2935 | 62/100 | $1,064 | $67,740 | 11,353 | 3.7% | +0.84% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lansing, Kansas | 2025 population #2939 | 67/100 | $1,406 | $102,786 | 11,331 | 4.5% | +0.77% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Atchison, Kansas | 2025 population #3048 | 63/100 | $737 | $54,474 | 10,789 | 5.3% | -0.85% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Spring Hill, Kansas | 2025 population #3049 | 79/100 | $1,108 | $112,428 | 10,777 | 2.1% | +35.32% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Bel Aire, Kansas | 2025 population #3151 | 81/100 | $1,649 | $97,795 | 10,287 | 2.9% | +24.43% | competitive | rent watch |
| Mission, Kansas | 2025 population #3191 | 71/100 | $1,194 | $75,534 | 10,125 | 3.2% | +1.70% | competitive | rent watch |
| Park City, Kansas | 2025 population #3331 | 73/100 | ACS pending | $78,750 | 9,458 | 0.0% | +13.17% | competitive | starter-friendly |
| Parsons, Kansas | 2025 population #3374 | 61/100 | $774 | $52,428 | 9,315 | 2.2% | -2.94% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Augusta, Kansas | 2025 population #3449 | 61/100 | $865 | $64,919 | 9,073 | 4.2% | -1.88% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Chanute, Kansas | 2025 population #3575 | 62/100 | $717 | $50,882 | 8,584 | 5.2% | -1.80% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Coffeyville, Kansas | 2025 population #3614 | 57/100 | $716 | $45,670 | 8,460 | 3.2% | -4.09% | competitive | rent watch |
| Basehor, Kansas | 2025 population #3675 | 79/100 | $1,257 | $116,769 | 8,249 | 6.3% | +19.24% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Independence, Kansas | 2025 population #3696 | 60/100 | $789 | $51,069 | 8,193 | 7.0% | -4.34% | competitive | rent watch |
| Bonner Springs, Kansas | 2025 population #3757 | 68/100 | $1,165 | $83,218 | 7,962 | 2.5% | +1.76% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Maize, Kansas | 2025 population #3787 | 76/100 | $1,399 | $72,024 | 7,853 | 2.7% | +36.84% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Valley Center, Kansas | 2025 population #3845 | 72/100 | $883 | $77,020 | 7,685 | 3.5% | +4.63% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Wellington, Kansas | 2025 population #3883 | 62/100 | $733 | $50,333 | 7,541 | 7.0% | -2.08% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Fort Scott, Kansas | 2025 population #3896 | 64/100 | $755 | $52,159 | 7,500 | 6.3% | -0.52% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| De Soto, Kansas | 2025 population #4043 | 79/100 | $1,158 | $104,000 | 7,083 | 8.6% | +15.64% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mulvane, Kansas | 2025 population #4057 | 79/100 | $1,015 | $74,039 | 7,030 | 6.0% | +11.96% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Roeland Park, Kansas | 2025 population #4175 | 66/100 | $1,582 | $88,774 | 6,683 | 3.0% | -2.78% | competitive | rent watch |
| Goddard, Kansas | 2025 population #4190 | 73/100 | $1,758 | $94,004 | 6,638 | 3.6% | +30.41% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pratt, Kansas | 2025 population #4214 | 64/100 | $798 | $63,819 | 6,574 | 3.7% | -0.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Abilene, Kansas | 2025 population #4223 | 64/100 | $1,022 | $57,924 | 6,552 | 3.2% | +1.44% | competitive | rent watch |
| Eudora, Kansas | 2025 population #4243 | 70/100 | $1,222 | $118,184 | 6,506 | 2.9% | +1.32% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Tonganoxie, Kansas | 2025 population #4343 | 77/100 | $1,224 | $80,109 | 6,208 | 4.5% | +11.47% | competitive | rent watch |
| Paola, Kansas | 2025 population #4472 | 65/100 | $1,091 | $74,662 | 5,880 | 4.2% | +1.91% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Ulysses, Kansas | 2025 population #4641 | 58/100 | $717 | $63,857 | 5,524 | 0.9% | -4.66% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Colby, Kansas | 2025 population #4649 | 65/100 | $750 | $63,494 | 5,489 | 0.6% | -2.03% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Louisburg, Kansas | 2025 population #4739 | 68/100 | $1,439 | $68,824 | 5,299 | 5.9% | +6.73% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Iola, Kansas | 2025 population #4767 | 61/100 | $767 | $54,221 | 5,240 | 8.4% | -2.94% | competitive | rent-friendly |