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Ranked · Renting · Kansas

Best cities for renters in Kansas

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Wichita, KS398k residents

    69/100

    2-bedroom rent: $996/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $802/mo · walkability: 42/100

  2. 2.Kansas City, KS155k residents

    66/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,122/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $924/mo · walkability: 38/100

  3. 3.Topeka, KS126k residents

    66/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,016/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $760/mo · walkability: 38/100

  4. 4.Leavenworth, KS37k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $940/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $755/mo · walkability: 30/100

  5. 5.Dodge City, KS28k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $957/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $744/mo · walkability: 30/100

  6. 6.Hutchinson, KS40k residents

    61/100

    2-bedroom rent: $922/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $674/mo · walkability: 30/100

  7. 7.Garden City, KS28k residents

    61/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,007/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $679/mo · walkability: 30/100

  8. 8.Shawnee, KS69k residents

    59/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,357/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,154/mo · walkability: 34/100

  9. 9.Salina, KS46k residents

    58/100

    2-bedroom rent: $969/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $690/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Manhattan, KS54k residents

    57/100

    2-bedroom rent: $992/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $828/mo · walkability: 34/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Kansas?
Wichita, KS ranks first with a fit score of 69/100, followed by Kansas City (66) and Topeka (66), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.