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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
94.0Utilities index (modeled)
98.5Electricity rate
15.8 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.0Median home value
$238,700Median monthly rent
$1,079/moKansas unemployment is 3.8% with median household income $76k.
Unemployment rate
3.8%Median household income
$75,514Per-capita income
$41,580Labor-force participation
66.6%Avg weekly wage
$1,268Right-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
$1,079/moHomeownership rate
68.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
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 (est.)
$14,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
58.0%Notable universities
Public flagship + regional schoolsCity guides in Kansas
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