Metro area · CBSA 25700

Hays

The Hays, KS metro area has 28,920 people. Median rent is $943, 17.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Ellis County at $1,036. Of the 3 places we track here, Ellis has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$63,084

Median home value

$216,300

Unemployment

3.3%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,036

HUD, Ellis County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Hays	21,143	$922	18.9%
Ellis	2,189	$761	12.5%
Victoria	1,095	$941	14.6%

Nearby metro areas

Wichita
Manhattan
Grand Island
Lincoln
Topeka
Enid
Lawrence
Omaha
Tulsa
St. Joseph
Oklahoma City
Kansas City

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.