Ranked · Best value · Kansas

Best value cities in Kansas

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Best value” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

1. 1.Hutchinson, KS40k residents

   66/100

   cost of living index: 74 · median home price: $125,000 · median household income: $58,687

2. 2.Dodge City, KS28k residents

   65/100

   cost of living index: 75 · median home price: $151,700 · median household income: $68,721

3. 3.Leavenworth, KS37k residents

   64/100

   cost of living index: 78 · median home price: $193,000 · median household income: $72,987

4. 4.Topeka, KS126k residents

   63/100

   cost of living index: 76 · median home price: $144,200 · median household income: $56,956

5. 5.Salina, KS46k residents

   63/100

   cost of living index: 77 · median home price: $173,200 · median household income: $61,783

6. 6.Garden City, KS28k residents

   63/100

   cost of living index: 78 · median home price: $192,000 · median household income: $72,865

7. 7.Wichita, KS398k residents

   62/100

   cost of living index: 78 · median home price: $190,800 · median household income: $64,620

8. 8.Kansas City, KS155k residents

   61/100

   cost of living index: 79 · median home price: $167,400 · median household income: $62,401

9. 9.Derby, KS26k residents

   60/100

   cost of living index: 83 · median home price: $236,900 · median household income: $84,112

10. 10.Manhattan, KS54k residents

    59/100

    cost of living index: 81 · median home price: $246,700 · median household income: $60,172

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.