Cost of living in Cheney, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,051 a month.
Cheney is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $85,313 a year.
- People
- 2,580
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,051
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $85,313
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $167,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,043
- Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Cheney, Kansas has about 2,580 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $167,900.
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 Cheney. 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 Cheney'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 Cheney'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, 42 have higher typical rent than Cheney.
Nearby places
- Garden Plain
Typical rent $958
Compare with Cheney - Goddard
Typical rent $1,758
Compare with Cheney - Colwich
Typical rent $1,294
Compare with Cheney - Clearwater
Typical rent $964
Compare with Cheney - Haven
Typical rent $876
Compare with Cheney - Kingman
Typical rent $833
Compare with Cheney - Conway Springs
Typical rent $1,078
Compare with Cheney - Maize
Typical rent $1,399
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.