City directory

Kansas cities

Explore the top cities in Kansas. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.

Highest-risk cities

Top cities by relative retirement risk score in Kansas. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.

Lowest-risk cities

Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.

City directory

Top cities in Kansas by population. Search to see any city.

Wichita

KS

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501,760 residents

Overland Park

KS

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197,199 residents

Kansas City

KS

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154,776 residents

Topeka

KS

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150,343 residents

Olathe

KS

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143,720 residents

Lawrence

KS

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96,380 residents

Shawnee

KS

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68,175 residents

Lenexa

KS

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57,986 residents

Manhattan

KS

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53,951 residents

Salina

KS

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46,432 residents

Hutchinson

KS

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39,837 residents

Leavenworth

KS

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37,176 residents

Leawood

KS

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33,844 residents

Garden City

KS

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27,781 residents

Dodge City

KS

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27,652 residents

Derby

KS

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25,801 residents

Emporia

KS

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24,098 residents

Gardner

KS

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24,020 residents

Prairie Village

KS

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22,937 residents

Junction City

KS

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22,431 residents

Hays

KS

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21,078 residents

Pittsburg

KS

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20,606 residents

Liberal

KS

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19,107 residents

Newton

KS

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18,443 residents

Andover

KS

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15,508 residents

Great Bend

KS

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14,596 residents

McPherson

KS

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13,956 residents

El Dorado

KS

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12,882 residents

Ottawa

KS

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12,632 residents

Arkansas City

KS

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11,909 residents

Winfield

KS

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11,731 residents

Lansing

KS

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11,229 residents

Haysville

KS

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11,117 residents

Merriam

KS

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11,036 residents

Atchison

KS

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10,795 residents

Mission

KS

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9,928 residents

Parsons

KS

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9,482 residents

Augusta

KS

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9,252 residents

Valley Center

KS

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8,937 residents

Coffeyville

KS

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8,752 residents

Spring Hill

KS

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8,691 residents

Chanute

KS

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8,629 residents

Fort Riley

KS

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8,595 residents

Independence

KS

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8,469 residents

Bonner Springs

KS

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7,735 residents

Park City

KS

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7,726 residents

Wellington

KS

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7,643 residents

Fort Scott

KS

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7,551 residents

Basehor

KS

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7,229 residents

Roeland Park

KS

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6,800 residents

Pratt

KS

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6,559 residents

Abilene

KS

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6,449 residents

De Soto

KS

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6,333 residents

Eudora

KS

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6,036 residents

Maize

KS

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5,990 residents

Mulvane

KS

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5,829 residents

Ulysses

KS

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5,812 residents

Paola

KS

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5,757 residents

Tonganoxie

KS

41Composite

5,693 residents

Colby

KS

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5,389 residents

Source snapshot: SSA 2023, CHR&R 2025/March 2026 supplemental, CMS Medicare Geographic Variation 2024, BEA RPP 2024, BLS LAUS May 2026, and 2026 state tax rates. View data sources