Metro area · CBSA 48620
Wichita
The Wichita, KS metro area has 652,622 people. Median rent is $987, 16.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Sedgwick County at $1,043. Of the 41 places we track here, Eastborough has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$70,655
Median home value
$201,200
Unemployment
4.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,043
HUD, Sedgwick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 397,945 | $975 | 18.1% |
| Derby | 26,062 | $1,136 | 16.2% |
| Newton | 18,397 | $903 | 15.7% |
| Andover | 15,965 | $1,450 | 16.6% |
| El Dorado | 12,769 | $844 | 17.1% |
| Haysville | 11,117 | $1,064 | 18.8% |
| Augusta | 9,216 | $865 | 16.0% |
| Bel Aire | 9,043 | $1,649 | 20.2% |
| Valley Center | 8,590 | $883 | 13.8% |
| Park City | 7,673 | $1,077 | 17.4% |
| Wellington | 7,615 | $733 | 17.5% |
| Maize | 6,824 | $1,399 | 23.3% |
| Mulvane | 6,171 | $1,015 | 16.5% |
| Goddard | 6,030 | $1,758 | 22.4% |
| Rose Hill | 4,246 | $1,027 | 12.0% |
| Hesston | 3,582 | $729 | 11.6% |
| Kechi | 2,901 | $1,629 | 17.3% |
| Oaklawn-Sunview | 2,789 | $788 | 20.3% |
| Clearwater | 2,716 | $964 | 13.8% |
| Cheney | 2,580 | $1,051 | 14.8% |
| Halstead | 2,516 | $826 | 13.0% |
| North Newton | 2,155 | $839 | 11.5% |
| McConnell AFB | 1,907 | $1,409 | 23.3% |
| Towanda | 1,668 | $1,034 | 19.3% |
| Sedgwick | 1,614 | $981 | 12.6% |
| Douglass | 1,603 | $892 | 14.7% |
| Conway Springs | 1,573 | $1,078 | 17.6% |
| Colwich | 1,492 | $1,294 | 17.6% |
| Belle Plaine | 1,449 | $711 | 13.5% |
| Garden Plain | 1,126 | $958 | 13.5% |
| Andale | 1,062 | $950 | 11.6% |
| Caldwell | 976 | $825 | 22.4% |
| Oxford | 964 | $660 | 13.4% |
| Benton | 927 | $985 | 13.3% |
| Eastborough | 919 | $998 | 6.2% |
| Whitewater | 886 | $908 | 16.7% |
| Burrton | 808 | $882 | 14.9% |
| Mount Hope | 763 | $964 | 15.4% |
| Leon | 607 | $904 | 16.4% |
| Argonia | 542 | $688 | 10.4% |
| Potwin | 513 | $890 | 13.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.