Cost of living in Carbondale, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $617 a month.
Carbondale is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $75,750 a year.
- People
- 1,341
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $617
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $75,750
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $119,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,172
- Topeka, KS MSA
Carbondale, Kansas has about 1,341 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $119,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Osage County is $1,172 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Carbondale. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Topeka, KS metro area, prices sit at 88.8 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 Carbondale'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 Carbondale'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, 172 have higher typical rent than Carbondale.
Nearby places
- Overbrook
Typical rent $742
Compare with Carbondale - Auburn
Typical rent $871
Compare with Carbondale - Osage City
Typical rent $789
Compare with Carbondale - Topeka
Typical rent $979
Compare with Carbondale - Silver Lake
Typical rent $860
Compare with Carbondale - Lawrence
Typical rent $1,091
Compare with Carbondale - Rossville
Typical rent $930
Compare with Carbondale - Baldwin City
Typical rent $858
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.