What is the #1 cheapest places to live in kansas?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Caldwell	1,091	64.2
2	Lincoln Center	1,015	67.0
3	Erie	1,318	67.3
4	Galena	2,752	67.4
5	Yates Center	1,381	68.2
6	Oaklawn-Sunview	2,952	68.6
7	Coffeyville	8,752	69.2
8	Caney	1,450	69.9
9	Humboldt	1,956	70.2
10	Columbus	2,902	71.3
11	Cherryvale	2,125	71.8
12	Horton	1,708	71.9
13	Osborne	1,496	72.1
14	Eureka	2,271	72.4
15	Arma	1,131	72.5
16	Girard	2,706	73.1
17	South Hutchinson	2,826	73.2
18	Chanute	8,629	73.7
19	Anthony	2,228	74.1
20	Belleville	2,036	74.4
21	Parsons	9,482	74.4
22	St. Francis	1,268	74.7
23	Sedan	1,066	74.9
24	Pittsburg	20,606	75.2
25	Oberlin	1,763	76.3
26	Iola	5,368	76.5
27	Valley Falls	1,305	76.5
28	Peabody	1,152	76.6
29	Norton	2,704	76.9
30	Independence	8,469	77.2
31	Washington	1,199	77.5
32	Oswego	1,770	77.6
33	Kinsley	1,342	77.8
34	Hill City	1,536	78.3
35	La Crosse	1,081	78.6
36	Concordia	5,067	78.6
37	Neodesha	2,311	78.8
38	Smith Center	1,585	79.3
39	Pleasanton	1,434	79.4
40	Wellington	7,643	79.4
41	Nickerson	1,088	79.7
42	Medicine Lodge	1,518	79.8
43	Arkansas City	11,909	80.5
44	Beloit	3,141	80.5
45	Hoisington	2,660	81.0
46	Sterling	2,396	81.1
47	Ellinwood	2,117	81.9
48	Russell	4,258	82.1
49	Kingman	3,003	82.6
50	Leoti	1,461	82.8
51	Larned	3,328	82.9
52	Phillipsburg	2,132	83.0
53	Grandview Plaza	1,801	83.2
54	Great Bend	14,596	83.3
55	Garnett	3,200	84.1
56	Atchison	10,795	84.4
57	Fredonia	2,113	84.5
58	Burlington	2,615	84.7
59	Syracuse	1,706	84.8
60	Baxter Springs	3,863	84.9
61	Emporia	24,098	85.1
62	Council Grove	2,487	85.2
63	Stockton	1,521	85.3
64	Harper	1,191	85.4
65	Hillsboro	2,716	85.7
66	Marion	2,010	85.7
67	Goodland	3,878	85.7
68	Marysville	3,423	86.0
69	Plainville	1,766	86.2
70	Winfield	11,731	86.6
71	Holton	3,384	86.6
72	Fort Scott	7,551	87.4
73	El Dorado	12,882	87.6
74	La Cygne	1,368	87.7
75	Abilene	6,449	88.0
76	Hiawatha	3,223	88.4
77	Haven	1,394	88.4
78	Johnson City	1,244	88.6
79	Elkhart	1,732	88.8
80	Topeka	126,103	88.9
81	Scott City	3,955	89.0
82	Ness City	1,136	89.2
83	Ulysses	5,812	89.2
84	Carbondale	1,361	89.4
85	Minneapolis	2,101	89.7
86	Frontenac	3,381	89.9
87	Belle Plaine	1,486	90.4
88	Pratt	6,559	90.7
89	Lyons	3,562	90.8
90	Hutchinson	39,837	91.1
91	Osawatomie	4,244	91.3
92	Clay Center	4,148	91.6
93	Elwood	1,169	92.1
94	Osage City	2,837	92.4
95	Sabetha	2,326	92.6
96	Oakley	2,049	92.6
97	Hugoton	4,065	92.8
98	Ellsworth	3,098	92.9
99	Silver Lake	1,549	93.0
100	Rossville	1,183	93.0
101	Overbrook	1,015	93.0
102	St. John	1,247	93.5
103	Buhler	1,311	94.0
104	Herington	2,105	94.3
105	Lyndon	1,184	94.3
106	Auburn	1,185	94.4
107	Pomona	1,210	94.6
108	Dodge City	27,652	94.6
109	Colby	5,389	94.7
110	Meade	1,274	94.9
111	Atwood	1,388	95.0
112	Liberal	19,107	95.1
113	Highland	1,047	95.4
114	Salina	46,432	95.5
115	Hoxie	1,191	95.9
116	Hays	21,078	96.7
117	WaKeeney	1,838	96.7
118	Inman	1,425	96.9
119	Kansas City	154,776	97.0
120	Augusta	9,252	97.1
121	Wakefield	1,031	97.3
122	Wichita	396,488	97.4
123	Junction City	22,431	97.7
124	Seneca	2,139	98.3
125	Douglass	1,523	98.3
126	Sublette	1,397	98.9
127	Newton	18,443	99.1
128	Plains	1,308	99.2
129	Ottawa	12,632	99.3
130	Conway Springs	1,597	99.9
131	Moundridge	1,654	100.1
132	Lindsborg	3,773	100.2
133	Towanda	1,748	100.3
134	Chapman	1,244	100.7
135	Haysville	11,117	100.8
136	Ogden	1,628	101.4
137	Halstead	2,435	101.5
138	Hesston	3,747	101.5
139	Spearville	1,054	101.6
140	Ellis	2,145	101.9
141	Manhattan	53,951	102.1
142	Fort Riley	8,595	102.6
143	St. Marys	2,795	102.9
144	McPherson	13,956	104.0
145	Cheney	2,386	104.2
146	Americus	1,147	104.4
147	Park City	7,726	105.2
148	Oskaloosa	1,172	105.5
149	Edwardsville	4,721	106.9
150	Lawrence	95,459	107.2
151	Clearwater	2,536	107.2
152	Wathena	1,463	107.2
153	Garden City	27,781	107.7
154	Leavenworth	37,176	108.4
155	Mulvane	5,829	108.5
156	Perry	1,085	108.5
157	Paola	5,757	110.5
158	McConnell AFB	1,952	110.6
159	Wellsville	2,003	110.8
160	Sedgwick	1,702	111.2
161	Valley Center	8,937	111.8
162	Lakin	2,069	114.2
163	Holcomb	2,582	114.4
164	Merriam	11,036	114.5
165	North Newton	2,150	114.9
166	Wamego	4,205	115.8
167	Cimarron	1,942	116.9
168	Tonganoxie	5,693	117.8
169	Edgerton	1,787	119.3
170	Baldwin City	4,881	119.4
171	Derby	25,801	119.5
172	Bonner Springs	7,735	119.5
173	Mission	9,928	119.8
174	Garden Plain	1,055	121.5
175	Maize	5,990	121.6
176	Louisburg	5,034	126.5
177	Colwich	1,616	126.7
178	Goddard	5,361	127.8
179	Andale	1,259	128.0
180	Rose Hill	4,353	128.3
181	Lansing	11,229	129.8
182	Gardner	24,020	130.3
183	St. George	1,115	132.4
184	Bel Aire	8,654	134.5
185	Roeland Park	6,800	138.4
186	Eudora	6,036	139.9
187	Shawnee	68,175	140.0
188	Spring Hill	8,691	142.0
189	Olathe	143,720	145.6
190	Basehor	7,229	146.2
191	Overland Park	197,199	146.7
192	Kechi	2,935	148.1
193	De Soto	6,333	149.7
194	Andover	15,508	151.6
195	Lenexa	57,986	152.6
196	Prairie Village	22,937	156.0
197	Westwood	1,851	164.0
198	Leawood	33,844	218.1
199	Fairway	4,177	223.6
200	Mission Hills	3,556	324.6

Methodology

Cities in Kansas are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in kansas?: Caldwell ranks #1 with 64.2 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in kansas?: 1. Caldwell (64.2), 2. Lincoln Center (67.0), 3. Erie (67.3), 4. Galena (67.4), 5. Yates Center (68.2)
How many cities in Kansas are ranked?: This ranking includes 200 cities in Kansas with available data.

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