Cost of living in El Dorado, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $844 a month.
El Dorado is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $59,180 a year.
- People
- 12,769
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $844
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $59,180
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $120,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,043
- Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
El Dorado, Kansas has about 12,769 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $120,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Butler County is $1,043 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in El Dorado. 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 El Dorado'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 El Dorado'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, 89 have higher typical rent than El Dorado.
Nearby places
- Towanda
Typical rent $1,034
Compare with El Dorado - Augusta
Typical rent $865
Compare with El Dorado - Andover
Typical rent $1,450
Compare with El Dorado - Bel Aire
Typical rent $1,649
Compare with El Dorado - Kechi
Typical rent $1,629
Compare with El Dorado - Douglass
Typical rent $892
Compare with El Dorado - Rose Hill
Typical rent $1,027
- McConnell AFB
Typical rent $1,409
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.