Cost of living in Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan, Kansas has about 54,239 people. Typical rent is $1,003 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $60,172 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #54 in Kansas on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,003 a month.
Manhattan is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,172 a year.
- People
- 54,239
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,003
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $60,172
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $246,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,107
- Manhattan, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Manhattan, Kansas has about 54,239 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $246,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Riley County is $1,107 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Manhattan. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Manhattan, 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 Manhattan'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 Manhattan'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, 51 have higher typical rent than Manhattan.
Nearby places
- Ogden
Typical rent $1,128
Compare with Manhattan - Fort Riley
Typical rent $1,234
Compare with Manhattan - Grandview Plaza
Typical rent $901
Compare with Manhattan - Wamego
Typical rent $849
Compare with Manhattan - Junction City
Typical rent $1,024
Compare with Manhattan - Chapman
Typical rent $719
Compare with Manhattan - St. Marys
Typical rent $892
- Clay Center
Typical rent $983
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.