Cost of living in Columbus, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $774 a month.
Columbus is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $37,961 a year.
- People
- 2,881
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $774
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $37,961
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $94,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $961
- Cherokee County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Columbus, Kansas has about 2,881 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $94,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cherokee County is $961 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Columbus. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Joplin, MO-KS metro area, prices sit at 85.7 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 Columbus'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 Columbus'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, 115 have higher typical rent than Columbus.
Nearby places
- Baxter Springs
Typical rent $754
Compare with Columbus - Galena
Typical rent $692
Compare with Columbus - Oswego
Typical rent $819
Compare with Columbus - Commerce
Typical rent $692
Compare with Columbus - Carl Junction
Typical rent $1,307
Compare with Columbus - Pittsburg
Typical rent $854
Compare with Columbus - Loma Linda
Typical rent $879
- Miami
Typical rent $835
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.