Andover, Leawood, Lenexa: These cities aren’t just some of the best places to live in Kansas. They are also home to some of the richest people in the Sunflower State.
Andover in particular houses the richest residents in the state thanks, in part, to a median household income of $103,383 and a ridiculously low poverty rate of 4.055220017256255%.
If you’re thinking of moving to one of these towns, you’ll probably need to start saving. The richest places in Kansas share common characteristics such as having a genius level populous, sky high home prices, and a Pleasantville level of married couples.
How did we come up with these mega wealthy cities? We analyzed Census data from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey for the 62 places in Kansas with more than 5,000 people.
Here are the 10 richest places in Kansas for 2023:
For more on how we calculated the top ten, read on or skip to the end for the full list of the richest cities in Kansas.
Rich people not your cup of tea? Feel free to check out some more reading about Kansas:
The 10 Richest Cities In Kansas For 2023
1. Andover
/10
Population: 15,162
Rank Last Year: 2 (Up 1)
Median Income: $103,383
Unemployment Rate: 1.0%
Poverty Rate: 4.1%
More on Andover: Real Estate | Photos
2. Leawood
/10
Population: 33,748
Rank Last Year: 1 (Down 1)
Median Income: $159,540
Unemployment Rate: 1.6%
Poverty Rate: 2.0%
More on Leawood: Real Estate | Photos
3. Lenexa
/10
Population: 56,755
Rank Last Year: 4 (Up 1)
Median Income: $96,477
Unemployment Rate: 2.5%
Poverty Rate: 5.1%
More on Lenexa: Real Estate | Photos
4. Prairie Village
/10
Population: 22,812
Rank Last Year: 3 (Down 1)
Median Income: $92,753
Unemployment Rate: 2.9%
Poverty Rate: 4.4%
More on Prairie Village: Real Estate | Photos
5. Overland Park
/10
Population: 195,249
Rank Last Year: 6 (Up 1)
Median Income: $92,769
Unemployment Rate: 3.1%
Poverty Rate: 4.1%
More on Overland Park: Real Estate | Photos
6. Olathe
/10
Population: 140,339
Rank Last Year: 5 (Down 1)
Median Income: $100,849
Unemployment Rate: 3.2%
Poverty Rate: 6.0%
More on Olathe: Real Estate | Photos
7. Shawnee
/10
Population: 67,021
Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Median Income: $93,835
Unemployment Rate: 3.3%
Poverty Rate: 5.9%
More on Shawnee: Real Estate | Photos
8. Bel Aire
/10
Population: 8,148
Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Median Income: $90,957
Unemployment Rate: 1.9%
Poverty Rate: 9.3%
More on Bel Aire: Real Estate
9. Eudora
/10
Population: 6,457
Rank Last Year: 20 (Up 11)
Median Income: $99,615
Unemployment Rate: 3.5%
Poverty Rate: 7.9%
More on Eudora: Real Estate | Photos
10. Park City
/10
Population: 7,817
Rank Last Year: 11 (Up 1)
Median Income: $71,045
Unemployment Rate: 2.5%
Poverty Rate: 7.7%
More on Park City: Real Estate
Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In Kansas For 2023
The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is to simply identify personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.
However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places”. So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2017-2021 American Community Survey:
- Poverty Level
- Median Household Income
- Unemployment Rate
Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place really is. The unemployment rate tries to capture the prospects for more people to become rich. If more people are employed, the richer the future looks.
After we collected the data for all 62 places with more than 5,000 people in Kansas, we ranked each place from 1 to 62 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.
We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, Andover, crowned the “Richest City In Kansas For 2023”. You can download the data here.
You can learn more about the top ten below or skip to the end to see the rankings for all 62 places.
Summary: The Wealthiest Places In Kansas For 2023
Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in Kansas, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in Kansas.
When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.
If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in Kansas, according to data:
Poorest: Iola
2nd Poorest: Coffeyville
3rd Poorest: Chanute
For more Kansas reading, check out:
Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In Kansas
| Rank | City | RichScore |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andover | 2.33 |
| 2 | Leawood | 2.67 |
| 3 | Lenexa | 8.33 |
| 4 | Prairie Village | 10.0 |
| 5 | Overland Park | 10.0 |
| 6 | Olathe | 10.67 |
| 7 | Shawnee | 12.0 |
| 8 | Bel Aire | 13.67 |
| 9 | Eudora | 14.0 |
| 10 | Park City | 14.67 |
| 11 | Spring Hill | 15.33 |
| 12 | Gardner | 15.67 |
| 13 | Lansing | 16.0 |
| 14 | Paola | 16.33 |
| 15 | Colby | 17.33 |
| 16 | Bonner Springs | 18.33 |
| 17 | Roeland Park | 20.0 |
| 18 | Mcpherson | 20.33 |
| 19 | Derby | 22.0 |
| 20 | Abilene | 23.0 |
| 21 | Mission | 26.0 |
| 22 | Valley Center | 27.0 |
| 23 | Ulysses | 27.0 |
| 24 | De Soto | 27.0 |
| 25 | Ottawa | 27.67 |
| 26 | Newton | 28.0 |
| 27 | Pratt | 28.0 |
| 28 | Merriam | 28.67 |
| 29 | Tonganoxie | 30.0 |
| 30 | Basehor | 30.0 |
| 31 | Mulvane | 32.33 |
| 32 | Salina | 32.67 |
| 33 | Dodge City | 33.0 |
| 34 | Garden City | 34.33 |
| 35 | Maize | 34.67 |
| 36 | Leavenworth | 34.67 |
| 37 | Augusta | 35.0 |
| 38 | Haysville | 35.33 |
| 39 | Liberal | 37.0 |
| 40 | Hutchinson | 37.67 |
| 41 | Independence | 38.67 |
| 42 | Junction City | 39.33 |
| 43 | Hays | 41.0 |
| 44 | Wichita | 42.33 |
| 45 | Lawrence | 42.67 |
| 46 | Wellington | 43.0 |
| 47 | Great Bend | 44.33 |
| 48 | Topeka | 44.33 |
| 49 | Parsons | 45.33 |
| 50 | Emporia | 45.33 |
| 51 | Manhattan | 45.33 |
| 52 | Fort Scott | 46.67 |
| 53 | El Dorado | 47.67 |
| 54 | Atchison | 49.33 |
| 55 | Arkansas City | 50.67 |
| 56 | Kansas City | 51.0 |
| 57 | Concordia | 51.0 |
| 58 | Winfield | 53.33 |
| 59 | Pittsburg | 54.33 |
| 60 | Chanute | 54.67 |
| 61 | Coffeyville | 56.67 |
| 62 | Iola | 57.33 |
