Cost of living in Wamego, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $849 a month.
Wamego is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $78,809 a year.
- People
- 4,386
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $849
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $78,809
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $198,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,107
- Manhattan, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Wamego, Kansas has about 4,386 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $198,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pottawatomie County is $1,107 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wamego. 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 Wamego'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 Wamego'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, 87 have higher typical rent than Wamego.
Nearby places
- St. Marys
Typical rent $892
Compare with Wamego - Manhattan
Typical rent $1,003
Compare with Wamego - Rossville
Typical rent $930
Compare with Wamego - Ogden
Typical rent $1,128
Compare with Wamego - Silver Lake
Typical rent $860
Compare with Wamego - Fort Riley
Typical rent $1,234
Compare with Wamego - Grandview Plaza
Typical rent $901
- Junction City
Typical rent $1,024
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.