Cost of living in Wathena, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $428 a month.
Wathena is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $87,222 a year.
- People
- 1,554
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $428
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $87,222
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $161,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,101
- St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA
Wathena, Kansas has about 1,554 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $161,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Doniphan County is $1,101 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wathena. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area, prices sit at 86.4 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 Wathena'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 Wathena'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, 183 have higher typical rent than Wathena.
Nearby places
- St. Joseph
Typical rent $898
Compare with Wathena - Country Club
Typical rent $1,129
Compare with Wathena - Savannah
Typical rent $852
Compare with Wathena - Atchison
Typical rent $737
Compare with Wathena - Gower
Typical rent $926
Compare with Wathena - Weston
Typical rent $1,000
Compare with Wathena - Plattsburg
Typical rent $772
- Platte City
Typical rent $1,226
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.