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Moving to Kansas
Plains, aviation industry, university towns.
MidwestCapital: TopekaPop. 2.9M
Kansas has an overall price level 90.1 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
90.1Housing index
71.2Groceries index (modeled)
97.5Utilities index (modeled)
98.5Electricity rate
15.3 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.0Median home value
$238,700Median monthly rent
$861/moKansas unemployment is 3.9% with median household income $76k.
Unemployment rate
3.9%Median household income
$75,514Per-capita income
$41,580Labor-force participation
66.6%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 · Census ACS 2024 (live) state-level
Kansas: median home value $238,700.
Home value
$238,700Rent
$861/moHomeownership rate
68.0%FEMA NRI composite
30/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
HighEarthquake risk
LowKansas 4th-grade math proficiency: 39.6% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
39.6%Per-pupil spending
$13,460Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
58.0%Notable universities
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