Cost of living in Lawrence, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,091 a month.
Lawrence is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,009 a year.
- People
- 96,051
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,091
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,009
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $292,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,272
- Lawrence, KS MSA
Lawrence, Kansas has about 96,051 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $292,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Douglas County is $1,272 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lawrence. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Lawrence, KS metro area, prices sit at 90.2 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 Lawrence'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 Lawrence'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, 35 have higher typical rent than Lawrence.
Nearby places
- Eudora
Typical rent $1,222
Compare with Lawrence - Baldwin City
Typical rent $858
Compare with Lawrence - Tonganoxie
Typical rent $1,224
Compare with Lawrence - De Soto
Typical rent $1,158
Compare with Lawrence - Oskaloosa
Typical rent $846
Compare with Lawrence - Wellsville
Typical rent $1,247
Compare with Lawrence - Overbrook
Typical rent $742
Compare with Lawrence - Edgerton
Typical rent $1,269
Compare with Lawrence
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.