Cost of Living in Dodge City
Dodge City's cost of living runs genuinely affordable on housing and rent, offset by a notably high effective property tax rate.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing and rent
Dodge City's average home value ran approximately $192,261 (up 13.0% YoY), with median rent approximately $1,050/month -- roughly 48% below the national average.
A notably high property tax rate
Dodge City's effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.91%, notably above even Ford County's own median (1.72%) and well above the 1.02% national median.
Kansas's real, current income tax
Kansas's 2026 two-bracket income tax runs 5.2% on lower income and 5.58% above the bracket threshold.
Key takeaways
- Housing and rent both run genuinely affordable relative to national benchmarks.
- Dodge City's 1.91% effective property tax rate runs notably above the national median.
- Kansas's 2026 income tax runs a two-bracket 5.2%/5.58% structure.
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