Cost of living in Valley Center, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $883 a month.
Valley Center is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $77,020 a year.
- People
- 8,590
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $883
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $77,020
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $227,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,043
- Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Valley Center, Kansas has about 8,590 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $227,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sedgwick County is $1,043 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Valley Center. 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 Valley Center'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 Valley Center'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, 77 have higher typical rent than Valley Center.
Nearby places
- Park City
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Typical rent $1,399
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Typical rent $981
Compare with Valley Center - Bel Aire
Typical rent $1,649
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Typical rent $1,294
Compare with Valley Center - Wichita
Typical rent $975
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Typical rent $826
Compare with Valley Center
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.