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39.03° N · 96.79° W · GEOID 2027425

Grandview Plaza

Geary County, Kansas · part of the Manhattan, KS metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

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The short answer

Grandview Plaza is home to 2,015 people. Median household income is $41,871 a year and median rent is $901 a month, 25.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $172,700, about 4.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$901
34% below the median place
Median household income
$41,871
48% below the median place
Median home value
$172,700
46% below the median place
Unemployment
6.9%
42% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Grandview Plaza

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $33,100 a year left, less than in 95% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 40 Kansas places.
  • Households average 1.76 people, smaller than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 65 Kansas places.
  • Renters occupy 65% of homes, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 64 Kansas places.
  • Household income has grown -1.4% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Kansas places.
  • The median resident is 26 years old, younger than in 97% of places its size.
01

Moving to Grandview Plaza

Geary County loses about 22.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,317
Moved out7,060
Net−743

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Riley County, KS597579+18
Bell County, TX128175−47

Within Kansas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within KansasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$46K
Leavers$47K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Geary County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
21.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 11.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Geary County report $46,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $47,100.
Income you would need
$36,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $901 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,245 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $172,700.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 6.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
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Moved from another state1
11.5%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
21.4%
272% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-22.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGrandview PlazaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year121.4%272% above
Moved from another state111.5%above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-22.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$46,23934% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$47,10733% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 35.3%, 47% below the median place.

Grandview Plaza25.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$36,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.8%
26% above the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
8% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
26%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$33,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Grandview Plaza, $901 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Grandview Plaza, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Henderson, TN20.4% vs 25.8%$6,900Compare
Waynesboro, GA21.5% vs 25.8%$900Compare
Hillsdale, MI19.1% vs 25.8%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
35.3%
47% below the median place
Median year built1
2001
1% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,245
33% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGrandview PlazaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$90134% below
Rent to income125.8%26% above
Property tax rate11.4%59% above
Home price to income14.1x8% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure90.211% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,09632% below
HUD area median income4County figure$74,30031% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,49624% below
Median home value1County figure$172,70046% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.3%90% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure38.2%26% below
Homeownership135.3%47% below
Renters paying 30%+145.3%10% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,24533% below
Vacant homes113.5%91% above
Median year built120011% above
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $41,871, 48% below the median place.

Median household income1
$41,871
48% below the median place
Mean commute1
18 min
29% below the median place
Income per person1
$31,549
21% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGrandview PlazaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$41,87148% below
Income per person1$31,54921% below
Unemployment1County figure6.9%42% above
Average annual pay6County figure$51,69422% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.6%57% below
Jobs6County figure12,43592% below
Poverty rate111.7%9% above
Mean commute118 min29% below
Works from home1County figure6.0%52% below
Commutes by transit1Metro figure0.3%68% below
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.8, 30% below the median place.

Household size1
1.8
30% below the median place
Median age1
26.0
33% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
19.6%
39% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.2% +4%
Born abroad19.6% 2.2×
No health insurance9.3% +45%
Homes with broadband92.1% −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureGrandview PlazaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,0156646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.0%below (median 1.1%)
Median age126.033% below
Bachelor's or higher119.6%39% below
High school or higher196.2%4% above
Household size11.830% below
Born abroad119.6%123% above
No health insurance19.3%45% above
Homes with broadband192.1%0% below
05

Life in Grandview Plaza

17 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.9 −2%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k14.9 +34%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.3 −17%
Shops23.7 −22%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%
Doctors' offices and clinics9.2 −54%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
9.2
54% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k9
1.4
39% below the median place
Shops per 10k9
23.7
22% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureGrandview PlazaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure1456% above
Public school students12County figure6,88040% above
Students per teacher12County figure13.512% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure17.317% below
Shops per 10k9County figure23.722% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure9.254% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k109.92% below
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1014.934% above
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure1731% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Grandview Plaza. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Natural hazard risk14
40.6
56% below the median place
Heat wave risk14
67.2
25% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureGrandview PlazaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F4% above
January average low13County figure19°F24% below
Average temperature13County figure55°F0% below
Annual precipitation13County figure34.0 in22% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure40.656% below
Hurricane risk14County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk14County figure81.30% below
Wildfire risk14County figure82.034% above
Heat wave risk14County figure67.225% below
08

Grandview Plaza in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, up from 26% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$901/mo (2024)$1,140/mo$930 to $1,380/mo+3.9%
Median household income$41,871 (2024)$51,500$43,500 to $61,000+3.5%
Median home value$62,100 (2024)$91,000$66,000 to $125,000+6.6%
Population1,685 (2025)1,6801,610 to 1,750−0.0%

The median home would be worth 1.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Grandview Plaza

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hamtramck, MI$989$39,293Compare
Williamsburg, KY$793$38,147Compare
Albion, MI$775$39,885Compare
Milledgeville, GA$913$41,616Compare
Milledgeville, GAAlbion, MIWilliamsburg, KYHamtramck, MIGrandview Plaza, KSGrandview PlazaHamtramckWilliamsburgAlbionMilledgevilleGrandview PlazaHamtramckWilliamsburgAlbionMilledgeville

Common questions

Is Grandview Plaza a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $33,100 a year left, less than in 95% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 40 Kansas places. Households average 1.76 people, smaller than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 65 Kansas places. On cost, space and class size it scores 3 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Grandview Plaza expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $172,700.

What salary do you need to live in Grandview Plaza?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $36,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Grandview Plaza?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hamtramck, MI, Williamsburg, KY, Albion, MI and Milledgeville, GA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Grandview Plaza with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Grandview Plaza itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/grandview-plaza-kansas

Citytistics. “Grandview Plaza, Kansas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/grandview-plaza-kansas/

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