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What Is It Like to Live in Salina?

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

Value score

34

22nd best value in Kansas

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

Overall livability

25

23rd overall in Kansas

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

Salina is home to about 46,896 people. A typical home runs $138,500 and a household earns around $52,700, a price-to-income ratio of 2.6. Among Kansas's largest cities, it ranks 22nd for value and 23rd overall.

Salina at a glance

Median home price

$138,500

15th in KS of 25

Median rent

$805/mo

Median household income

$52,700

Home price to income

2.6x

Unemployment

3.8%

10th in KS of 25

School rating

3/10

23rd in KS of 25

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in KS of 25

Walk score

4/100

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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.