Cost Of Living in Fort Riley, KS

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4%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

19%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Fort Riley	Kansas	National
Cost of living	104	88	100
Goods & Services	99	91	100
Groceries	95	96	100
Health care	98	94	100
Housing	119	77	100
Transportation	94	90	100
Utilities	100	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Fort Riley is 18% higher than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Fort Riley is 4% higher than the national average
Fort Riley housing is 19% higher than the national average
Kansas general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Kansas state income tax is 19% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$116,190	$9,683	$2,711	$3,486
Renters	$63,723	$5,310	$1,487	$1,912

The affordability of the housing market in Fort Riley, KS as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Fort Riley homeowners, the median income is $116,190. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,711 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $63,723. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,487 for their rent related monthly costs.

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.5%	11.5%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	3.1%	4.7%

Goods & Services

Item	Fort Riley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.50	$27.62	14.9%
Beauty Salon	$44.00	$51.11	13.9%
Toothpaste	$4.09	$4.09	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.68	$1.54	8.9%
Movie	$14.17	$12.88	10.0%
Yoga	$30.33	$19.66	54.3%

Groceries

Item	Fort Riley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.55	$7.70	2.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.66	8.0%
Milk	$4.52	$4.73	4.5%
Potatoes	$5.63	$5.26	7.1%
Pizza	$11.79	$12.76	7.6%
Beer	$9.76	$10.55	7.5%

Health Care

Item	Fort Riley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$169.17	$140.06	20.8%
Doctor	$159.17	$153.82	3.5%
Dentist	$117.50	$123.15	4.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.21	$11.73	4.4%
Lipitor	$20.63	$23.61	12.6%

Housing

Item	Fort Riley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$386,848.00	$326,622.00	18.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,904.23	$2,480.25	23.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,756.00	$1,444.00	21.6%

Transportation

Item	Fort Riley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.78	$3.06	9.1%
Tire Balancing	$67.33	$65.21	3.3%

Utilities

Item	Fort Riley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$214.37	$220.12	2.6%
Phone	$206.78	$195.71	5.7%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grandview Plaza, KS	1,994	83	16.8%
Ogden, KS	1,516	89	10.8%
Chapman, KS	1,250	91	8.6%
Riley, KS	1,296	92	7.6%
Junction City, KS	23,460	93	7.4%
Fort Riley, KS	8,950	104	4.2%

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