Cost of Living in Great Bend
Great Bend's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing, offset by a real, disclosed high property tax rate and a median household income below both Kansas and national figures.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing across every cited source
Zillow's average home value ran approximately $127,180 (July 2026, up 11.5% year-over-year), with a real, disclosed cross-source spread reaching from Ownwell's $94,730 figure to Redfin's $220,000 median sale price -- all genuinely affordable relative to the national median (base record).
Kansas's real, 2-bracket 2026 state income tax
Kansas's real, current 2-bracket income tax (5.2% up to $23,000 single/$46,000 MFJ, 5.58% above) and full Social Security/public-pension exemptions apply in Great Bend as statewide (base record).
A real, disclosed high property tax burden
Ownwell cites Great Bend's median effective property tax rate at approximately 1.80% -- above both the Kansas statewide median (~1.40-1.43%) and the national median (~1.02%) cited in this project's other Kansas records (base record).
Household income runs below state and national figures
Great Bend's median household income runs approximately $54,139 (2024) -- movers should weigh this directly against the city's genuinely lower housing costs rather than assuming income keeps pace with statewide figures (base record).
Key takeaways
- Great Bend's housing runs genuinely affordable across every cited source, from ~$94,730 to ~$220,000 depending on methodology.
- Kansas's 2-bracket income tax (5.2%/5.58%) and full Social Security exemption apply statewide.
- Property tax runs genuinely high (Ownwell's cited 1.80% effective rate).
- Median household income (~$54,139) runs below both Kansas and national medians.
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