Cost Of Living in Riley, KS

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Riley	Kansas	National
Cost of living	92	89	100
Goods & Services	94	92	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	103	97	100
Housing	79	76	100
Transportation	94	90	100
Utilities	109	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Riley is 3% higher than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Riley is 8% lower than the national average
Riley housing is 21% lower than the national average
Kansas general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Kansas state income tax is 19% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$66,111	$5,509	$1,542	$1,984
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.5%	11.5%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	3.1%	4.7%

Goods & Services

Item	Riley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.33	$24.26	20.3%
Beauty Salon	$35.67	$45.56	21.7%
Toothpaste	$3.78	$3.70	2.1%
Shampoo	$1.39	$1.28	8.3%
Movie	$12.33	$12.13	1.6%
Bowling	$25.50	$18.00	41.7%

Groceries

Item	Riley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.82	$5.84	0.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.60	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$4.82	$4.93	2.4%
Pizza	$10.66	$12.09	11.8%
Beer	$9.84	$10.41	5.5%

Health Care

Item	Riley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$161.83	$125.68	28.8%
Doctor	$145.83	$135.78	7.4%
Dentist	$107.83	$113.29	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.41	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$489.17	$468.60	4.4%

Housing

Item	Riley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$133,600.00	$184,700.00	27.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,889.49	$2,346.69	19.5%
Apartment Rent	$913.00	$949.00	3.8%

Transportation

Item	Riley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.20	$3.46	7.7%
Tire Balancing	$59.17	$59.92	1.3%

Utilities

Item	Riley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$217.21	$193.99	12.0%
Phone	$201.59	$192.25	4.9%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Green, KS	145	81	18.5%
Olsburg, KS	276	86	14.0%
Leonardville, KS	647	87	12.6%
Randolph, KS	168	88	12.4%
Ogden, KS	1,475	89	11.4%
Riley, KS	1,265	92	8.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Carey, ID	1,265	92	7.6%
New Sarpy, LA	1,265	90	10.4%
Weidman, MI	1,265	81	18.9%
North Ballston Spa, NY	1,265	101	0.8%
Windsor, PA	1,265	98	2.4%
Riley, KS	1,265	92	8.2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Riley, KS