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What Is It Like to Live in Manhattan?

What it costs to live in Manhattan, and how it compares with other Kansas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

23

24th best value in Kansas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Kansas cities.

Overall livability

34

20th overall in Kansas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Manhattan is home to about 54,794 people. A typical home runs $222,300 and a household earns around $52,700, a price-to-income ratio of 4.2. Among Kansas's largest cities, it ranks 24th for value and 20th overall.

Manhattan at a glance

Median home price

$222,300

25th in KS of 25

Median rent

$932/mo

Median household income

$52,700

Home price to income

4.2x

Unemployment

4.5%

19th in KS of 25

School rating

3/10

22nd in KS of 25

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in KS of 25

Walk score

5/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Kansas only. Updated 2026.