# Cities in Kansas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

All 38 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/kansas-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hays, KS | 57 |
| 2 | Arkansas City, KS | 56 |
| 3 | Spring Hill, KS | 54 |
| 4 | Pittsburg, KS | 52.9 |
| 5 | Lawrence, KS | 52.3 |
| 6 | Manhattan, KS | 52.2 |
| 7 | Winfield, KS | 51.1 |
| 8 | Prairie Village, KS | 51 |
| 9 | Atchison, KS | 48.4 |
| 10 | Kansas City, KS | 47.4 |
| 11 | Leawood, KS | 46.3 |
| 12 | Hutchinson, KS | 44.9 |
| 13 | Wichita, KS | 44.6 |
| 14 | Topeka, KS | 44.4 |
| 15 | Merriam, KS | 44.4 |
| 16 | Derby, KS | 43.8 |
| 17 | Newton, KS | 43.6 |
| 18 | Olathe, KS | 43.5 |
| 19 | Bel Aire, KS | 43.4 |
| 20 | Overland Park, KS | 42.8 |
| 21 | Ottawa, KS | 41.8 |
| 22 | Great Bend, KS | 41.8 |
| 23 | Emporia, KS | 41.7 |
| 24 | Salina, KS | 41.6 |
| 25 | Lansing, KS | 41 |
| 26 | El Dorado, KS | 41 |
| 27 | Leavenworth, KS | 40.3 |
| 28 | Mission, KS | 40 |
| 29 | Gardner, KS | 39.6 |
| 30 | Shawnee, KS | 38.6 |
| 31 | Lenexa, KS | 38.2 |
| 32 | McPherson, KS | 38 |
| 33 | Junction City, KS | 36.8 |
| 34 | Liberal, KS | 34.3 |
| 35 | Garden City, KS | 31.1 |
| 36 | Andover, KS | 30.2 |
| 37 | Dodge City, KS | 27.6 |
| 38 | Haysville, KS | 25 |