Leawood, Kansas Cost Of Living

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23%

Overall NAT. AVG.

7%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

97%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Leawood	Kansas	National
Cost of living	123	88	100
Goods & Services	93	89	100
Groceries	90	91	100
Health care	90	101	100
Housing	197	76	100
Transportation	86	96	100
Utilities	98	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Leawood is 40% higher than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Leawood is 23% higher than the national average
Leawood housing is 97% higher than the national average
Kansas general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Kansas state income tax is 37% 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	$154,778	$12,898	$3,611	$4,644
Renters	$49,048	$4,087	$1,144	$1,472

The affordability of the housing market in Leawood, 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 Leawood homeowners, the median income is $154,778. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $3,611 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $49,048. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,144 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%	5.7%

Goods & Services

Item	Leawood	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.73	$20.27	7.6%
Beauty Salon	$32.79	$40.39	18.8%
Toothpaste	$1.70	$2.36	27.8%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.08	5.5%
Movie	$10.95	$10.99	0.3%
Bowling	$15.40	$15.49	0.6%

Groceries

Item	Leawood	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.86	$4.30	10.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.56	$1.40	11.7%
Milk	$2.26	$2.20	2.6%
Potatoes	$2.56	$3.22	20.5%
Pizza	$10.29	$10.74	4.2%
Beer	$8.97	$9.60	6.6%

Health Care

Item	Leawood	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$89.00	$109.73	18.9%
Doctor	$87.49	$118.34	26.1%
Dentist	$97.13	$100.94	3.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.26	$9.93	6.7%
Lipitor	$475.56	$469.53	1.3%

Housing

Item	Leawood	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$415,900.00	$184,700.00	125.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,151.15	$1,229.62	6.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,235.00	$949.00	30.1%

Transportation

Item	Leawood	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.38	$2.71	12.2%
Tire Balancing	$43.20	$51.86	16.7%

Utilities

Item	Leawood	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$159.70	$170.84	6.5%
Phone	$193.33	$187.18	3.3%

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.
River Bend, MO	1	92	8.2%
Randolph, MO	22	79	20.7%
Sugar Creek, MO	3,327	81	19.1%
Birmingham, MO	227	81	18.5%
Kansas City, KS	149,755	82	18.2%
Leawood, KS	33,763	123	23.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nacogdoches, TX	33,789	87	12.5%
McMinnville, OR	33,724	109	9.4%
New City, NY	33,817	150	50.3%
Butte-Silver Bow, MT	33,708	91	8.6%
LaSalle, ON	33,838	n/a
Leawood, KS	33,763	123	23.2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.