What is the #1 most expensive cities in kansas?

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

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 most expensive cities in kansas?: Mission Hills ranks #1 with 324.6 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in kansas?: 1. Mission Hills (324.6), 2. Fairway (223.6), 3. Leawood (218.1), 4. Westwood (164.0), 5. Prairie Village (156.0)
How many cities in Kansas are ranked?: This ranking includes 200 cities in Kansas with available data.

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