Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Kansas

A typical registered nurse in Kansas earns about $85,032 a year, which supports approximately $2,126 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. 27 of 28 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 1 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Independence, KS$700/mo9.9%very comfortable
Great Bend, KS$812/mo11.5%very comfortable
Hutchinson, KS$848/mo12%very comfortable
Emporia, KS$860/mo12.1%very comfortable
Pittsburg, KS$931/mo13.1%very comfortable
Salina, KS$1,026/mo14.5%very comfortable
Newton, KS$1,051/mo14.8%very comfortable
Wichita, KS$1,146/mo16.2%very comfortable
Junction City, KS$1,261/mo17.8%very comfortable
Leavenworth, KS$1,269/mo17.9%very comfortable
Topeka, KS$1,283/mo18.1%very comfortable
Lawrence, KS$1,288/mo18.2%very comfortable
Manhattan, KS$1,293/mo18.2%very comfortable
Kansas City, KS$1,319/mo18.6%very comfortable
Park City, KS$1,340/mo18.9%very comfortable
Gardner, KS$1,569/mo22.1%affordable
Derby, KS$1,582/mo22.3%affordable
Goddard, KS$1,669/mo23.6%affordable
Bel Aire, KS$1,679/mo23.7%affordable
Lenexa, KS$1,685/mo23.8%affordable
Mission, KS$1,709/mo24.1%affordable
Shawnee, KS$1,796/mo25.3%affordable
Overland Park, KS$1,800/mo25.4%affordable
Olathe, KS$1,900/mo26.8%affordable
Spring Hill, KS$2,002/mo28.3%affordable
Leawood, KS$2,024/mo28.6%affordable
Fairway, KS$2,075/mo29.3%affordable
Prairie Village, KS$2,283/mo32.2%stretched
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).