Metro area · CBSA 45820
Topeka
The Topeka, KS metro area has 232,468 people. Median rent is $971, 16.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Shawnee County at $1,172. Of the 22 places we track here, Maple Hill has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$69,888
Median home value
$183,200
Unemployment
3.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,172
HUD, Shawnee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka | 125,786 | $979 | 20.6% |
| Holton | 3,387 | $664 | 15.2% |
| Osage City | 2,828 | $789 | 13.3% |
| Silver Lake | 1,553 | $860 | 18.2% |
| Valley Falls | 1,382 | $785 | 20.2% |
| Carbondale | 1,341 | $617 | 9.8% |
| Auburn | 1,144 | $871 | 18.1% |
| Oskaloosa | 1,113 | $846 | 12.1% |
| Overbrook | 1,113 | $742 | 12.9% |
| Rossville | 1,106 | $930 | 20.5% |
| Perry | 1,069 | $798 | 11.6% |
| Alma | 1,063 | $780 | 13.0% |
| Burlingame | 1,046 | $683 | 13.6% |
| Lyndon | 1,023 | $753 | 13.4% |
| Hoyt | 935 | $1,023 | 17.2% |
| Scranton | 911 | $785 | 16.6% |
| McLouth | 864 | $994 | 16.1% |
| Vassar | 832 | $785 | 13.8% |
| Maple Hill | 772 | $821 | 9.7% |
| Meriden | 716 | $839 | 13.1% |
| Nortonville | 715 | $970 | 19.9% |
| Ozawkie | 604 | $1,125 | 13.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.