Cost of living in Newton, Kansas

Newton, Kansas has about 18,397 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $156,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Harvey County is $1,043 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Newton. 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 Newton'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 Newton'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, 72 have higher typical rent than Newton.