Cost of living in Colby, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $750 a month.
Colby is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $63,494 a year.
- People
- 5,387
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $750
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $63,494
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $163,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $961
- Thomas County, KS
Colby, Kansas has about 5,387 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $163,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Thomas County is $961 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Colby. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Kansas's prices sit at 90.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Kansas taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Colby'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 Colby'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, 128 have higher typical rent than Colby.
Nearby places
- Oakley
Typical rent $793
Compare with Colby - Atwood
Typical rent $806
Compare with Colby - Goodland
Typical rent $910
Compare with Colby - Oberlin
Typical rent $593
Compare with Colby - St. Francis
Typical rent $657
Compare with Colby - McCook
Typical rent $823
Compare with Colby - Scott City
Typical rent $649
- Hill City
Typical rent $735
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.