Cost of living in Wellington, Kansas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $733 a month.
Wellington is a city in Kansas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,333 a year.
- People
- 7,615
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $733
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $50,333
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $97,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,046
- Sumner County, KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Wellington, Kansas has about 7,615 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $97,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sumner County is $1,046 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wellington. 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 Wellington'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 Wellington'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, 134 have higher typical rent than Wellington.
Nearby places
- Belle Plaine
Typical rent $711
Compare with Wellington - Conway Springs
Typical rent $1,078
Compare with Wellington - Mulvane
Typical rent $1,015
Compare with Wellington - Clearwater
Typical rent $964
Compare with Wellington - Haysville
Typical rent $1,064
Compare with Wellington - Derby
Typical rent $1,136
Compare with Wellington - Oaklawn-Sunview
Typical rent $788
- Winfield
Typical rent $786
Compare with Wellington
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.