Cost of living in Hillsboro, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $763 a month.
Hillsboro is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $63,462 a year.
- People
- 2,700
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $763
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $63,462
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $120,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $961
- Marion County, KS
Hillsboro, Kansas has about 2,700 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $120,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Marion County is $961 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hillsboro. 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 Hillsboro'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 Hillsboro'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, 120 have higher typical rent than Hillsboro.
Nearby places
- Marion
Typical rent $636
Compare with Hillsboro - Peabody
Typical rent $733
Compare with Hillsboro - Hesston
Typical rent $729
Compare with Hillsboro - Moundridge
Typical rent $561
Compare with Hillsboro - North Newton
Typical rent $839
Compare with Hillsboro - Newton
Typical rent $903
Compare with Hillsboro - McPherson
Typical rent $925
- Halstead
Typical rent $826
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.