Cost of living in Galena, Kansas

Galena, Kansas has about 2,754 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $78,500.

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 Galena. 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 Galena'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 Galena's bill.

EIA does not publish a Kansas gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Kansas shares this price.

Among 184 places we list in Kansas with a rent figure, 150 have higher typical rent than Galena.