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Most affordable housing, Kansas cities

Name: Most affordable housing, Kansas cities, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Kansas cities with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). This list covers the 63 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 63 is 2.6. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ulysses, KS, up 29 places to #4.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲1Coffeyville, KSKS8,4601.3−4%

02▲2Parsons, KSKS9,3151.4+5%

03▲10Iola, KSKS5,2401.4−1%

04▲29Ulysses, KSKS5,5241.5−9%

05▼2Chanute, KSKS8,5841.5+20%

06▲2Pratt, KSKS6,5741.7+4%

07▲2Independence, KSKS8,1931.7+8%

08▼7Arkansas City, KSKS11,8001.7+20%

09▼3Fort Scott, KSKS7,5001.9+19%

10▼5Wellington, KSKS7,5411.9+30%

11▲12El Dorado, KSKS12,6962.0+28%

12▲9Hutchinson, KSKS39,5952.1+29%

13▲18Liberal, KSKS19,0102.2+19%

14▲2Dodge City, KSKS27,6532.2+9%

15▲20Abilene, KSKS6,5522.3+31%

16▼5Newton, KSKS18,3532.3+29%

17▲20Ottawa, KSKS12,7162.3+46%

18▼6Winfield, KSKS11,7452.3+38%

19▼1Eudora, KSKS6,5062.4+28%

20▲2Atchison, KSKS10,7892.4+62%

21▼4Mulvane, KSKS7,0302.4+47%

22▼8Park City, KSKS9,4582.4+71%

23▼8Haysville, KSKS11,3532.4+68%

24▼14Bel Aire, KSKS10,2872.4+55%

25▲1Great Bend, KSKS14,2662.5+38%

26▲4Emporia, KSKS24,1372.5+23%

27▼3Topeka, KSKS125,7952.5+39%

28▼8Colby, KSKS5,4892.6+17%

29▼22Goddard, KSKS6,6382.6+57%

30▼11Lansing, KSKS11,3312.6+32%

31▲19Garden City, KSKS27,4022.6+46%

32▼3Leavenworth, KSKS37,0122.6+40%

33▼6Kansas City, KSKS157,8052.7+54%

34▲4Augusta, KSKS9,0732.7+35%

35▲4McPherson, KSKS13,9182.7+46%

36▼11Andover, KSKS17,3702.8+30%

37▲9Junction City, KSKS22,5832.8+10%

38▲10Salina, KSKS46,0942.8+58%

39▼7Derby, KSKS26,6062.8+74%

40▲13Paola, KSKS5,8802.8+52%

41▼1Pittsburg, KSKS20,5692.8+53%

42Wichita, KSKS400,9873.0+47%

43▼9Valley Center, KSKS7,6853.0+92%

44Bonner Springs, KSKS7,9623.0+42%

45▲6Basehor, KSKS8,2493.0+55%

46▼1Roeland Park, KSKS6,6833.1+67%

47▼6Gardner, KSKS26,1543.2+58%

48▼1Spring Hill, KSKS10,7773.2+81%

49▼6Olathe, KSKS150,0253.2+53%

50▼22Tonganoxie, KSKS6,2083.3+62%

51▼2Shawnee, KSKS69,8483.3+52%

52▲3Leawood, KSKS34,0933.5+66%

53▲1Merriam, KSKS11,5093.6+64%

54▲2Lenexa, KSKS60,5063.8+73%

55▲2Mission, KSKS10,1253.8+83%

56▼4Maize, KSKS7,8533.8+116%

57▲3Prairie, KSKS23,0083.8+96%

58▲1Hays, KSKS21,2583.9+65%

59▼23Louisburg, KSKS5,2993.9+111%

60▼2Overland Park, KSKS203,6773.9+84%

61▲1De Soto, KSKS7,0834.1+125%

62▲1Manhattan, KSKS54,6734.1+35%

63▼2Lawrence, KSKS96,3674.5+51%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES