Cost of living in Bel Aire, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,649 a month.
Bel Aire is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $97,795 a year.
- People
- 9,043
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,649
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $97,795
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $238,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,043
- Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Bel Aire, Kansas has about 9,043 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $238,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sedgwick County is $1,043 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bel Aire. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Wichita, KS metro area, prices sit at 88.9 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 Bel Aire'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 Bel Aire'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, 5 have higher typical rent than Bel Aire.
Nearby places
- Kechi
Typical rent $1,629
Compare with Bel Aire - Park City
Typical rent $1,077
Compare with Bel Aire - Valley Center
Typical rent $883
Compare with Bel Aire - Wichita
Typical rent $975
Compare with Bel Aire - Andover
Typical rent $1,450
Compare with Bel Aire - McConnell AFB
Typical rent $1,409
Compare with Bel Aire - Maize
Typical rent $1,399
- Oaklawn-Sunview
Typical rent $788
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.