Rent Affordability for A Customer Service Representative in Kansas

A typical customer service representative in Kansas earns about $38,169 a year, which supports approximately $954 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Kansas city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 5 of 28 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 23 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Independence, KS$700/mo22%affordable
Emporia, KS$718/mo22.6%affordable
Great Bend, KS$756/mo23.8%affordable
Hutchinson, KS$805/mo25.3%affordable
Pittsburg, KS$899/mo28.3%affordable
Newton, KS$1,007/mo31.7%stretched
Salina, KS$1,066/mo33.5%stretched
Junction City, KS$1,132/mo35.6%stretched
Wichita, KS$1,159/mo36.4%stretched
Leavenworth, KS$1,182/mo37.2%stretched
Topeka, KS$1,249/mo39.3%stretched
Manhattan, KS$1,315/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Kansas City, KS$1,322/mo41.6%rent-burdened
Park City, KS$1,340/mo42.1%rent-burdened
Shawnee, KS$1,497/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Derby, KS$1,497/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Lawrence, KS$1,580/mo49.7%rent-burdened
Gardner, KS$1,602/mo50.4%severely rent-burdened
Bel Aire, KS$1,638/mo51.5%severely rent-burdened
Mission, KS$1,690/mo53.1%severely rent-burdened
Goddard, KS$1,704/mo53.6%severely rent-burdened
Lenexa, KS$1,730/mo54.4%severely rent-burdened
Overland Park, KS$1,754/mo55.1%severely rent-burdened
Olathe, KS$1,809/mo56.9%severely rent-burdened
Fairway, KS$2,029/mo63.8%severely rent-burdened
Leawood, KS$2,076/mo65.3%severely rent-burdened
Spring Hill, KS$2,102/mo66.1%severely rent-burdened
Prairie Village, KS$2,195/mo69%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Kansas. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).