Cost of living in Basehor, Kansas
Basehor, Kansas has about 7,491 people. Typical rent is $1,257 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $116,769 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #24 in Kansas on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,257 a month.
Basehor is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $116,769 a year.
- People
- 7,491
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,257
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $116,769
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $349,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,546
- Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Basehor, Kansas has about 7,491 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $349,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Leavenworth County is $1,546 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Basehor. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, prices sit at 92.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Kansas taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Basehor's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Kansas home paid 15.27¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Basehor's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Kansas in the table we use.
Among 184 places we list in Kansas with a rent figure, 20 have higher typical rent than Basehor.
Nearby places
- Bonner Springs
Typical rent $1,165
Compare with Basehor - Edwardsville
Typical rent $1,053
Compare with Basehor - Lansing
Typical rent $1,406
Compare with Basehor - Tonganoxie
Typical rent $1,224
Compare with Basehor - Kansas City
Typical rent $1,123
Compare with Basehor - Shawnee
Typical rent $1,322
Compare with Basehor - De Soto
Typical rent $1,158
- Leavenworth
Typical rent $1,229
Compare with Basehor
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Kansas
Bigger places in Kansas
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.