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What Is It Like to Live in Shawnee?

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

Value score

52

13th best value in Kansas

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

Overall livability

53

12th overall in Kansas

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

Shawnee is home to about 67,021 people. A typical home runs $266,800 and a household earns around $93,800, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. Among Kansas's largest cities, it ranks 13th for value and 12th overall. For context, the typical Shawnee home is about 15% above the statewide median of $232,000 and local household income is about 40% above the statewide median of $66,900.

Shawnee at a glance

Median home price

$266,800

18th in KS of 25

Median rent

$1,042/mo

Median household income

$93,800

Home price to income

2.8x

Unemployment

3.3%

7th in KS of 25

School rating

9/10

7th in KS of 25

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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. City rankings are within Kansas only. Updated 2026.