Compare monthly care rates across 634 cities and 296 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Kansas.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Kansas's average caregiver rate of $28.33/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $5,020/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,565/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $381/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $4,800/mo; Memory Care averages $6,120/mo.
Sorted by number of Medicare-certified care facilities and local market size.
| City | County | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Nursing Home (Semi) | Median Home Value | CMS Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | Sedgwick | $4,670/mo | $5,700/mo | $7,220/mo | $190,700 | 22 |
| Topeka | Shawnee | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,120/mo | $170,400 | 14 |
| Overland Park | Johnson | $6,970/mo | $8,500/mo | $10,770/mo | $366,000 | 13 |
| Olathe | Johnson | $6,970/mo | $8,500/mo | $10,770/mo | $366,000 | 9 |
| Salina | Saline | $4,380/mo | $5,340/mo | $6,760/mo | $171,900 | 6 |
| Kansas City | Wyandotte | $4,710/mo | $5,750/mo | $7,280/mo | $152,700 | 5 |
| Hutchinson | Reno | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $125,000 | 4 |
| Winfield | Cowley | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $111,600 | 4 |
| Atchison | Atchison | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $147,900 | 3 |
| Dodge City | Ford | $4,710/mo | $5,750/mo | $7,280/mo | $132,700 | 3 |
| Edwardsville | Wyandotte | $4,710/mo | $5,750/mo | $7,280/mo | $152,700 | 3 |
| Lawrence | Douglas | $4,950/mo | $6,040/mo | $7,640/mo | $281,600 | 3 |
| Lenexa | Johnson | $6,970/mo | $8,500/mo | $10,770/mo | $366,000 | 3 |
| Liberal | Seward | $4,370/mo | $5,330/mo | $6,750/mo | $134,000 | 3 |
| Manhattan | Riley | $4,670/mo | $5,700/mo | $7,210/mo | $231,200 | 3 |
| Newton | Harvey | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $173,300 | 3 |
| Parsons | Labette | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $92,100 | 3 |
| Shawnee | Johnson | $6,970/mo | $8,500/mo | $10,770/mo | $366,000 | 3 |
| Arkansas City | Cowley | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $111,600 | 2 |
| Beloit | Mitchell | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $109,600 | 2 |
| Chanute | Neosho | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $101,200 | 2 |
| Colby | Thomas | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $165,900 | 2 |
| Derby | Sedgwick | $4,670/mo | $5,700/mo | $7,220/mo | $190,700 | 2 |
| El Dorado | Butler | $5,080/mo | $6,200/mo | $7,840/mo | $199,600 | 2 |
| Emporia | Lyon | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $142,200 | 2 |
| Garden City | Finney | $4,860/mo | $5,930/mo | $7,500/mo | $191,100 | 2 |
| Garnett | Anderson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $147,900 | 2 |
| Great Bend | Barton | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $117,200 | 2 |
| Hays | Ellis | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $211,100 | 2 |
| Hillsboro | Marion | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,400 | 2 |
| Independence | Montgomery | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $92,100 | 2 |
| Lansing | Leavenworth | $5,690/mo | $6,940/mo | $8,790/mo | $260,600 | 2 |
| Mcpherson | Mcpherson | $4,740/mo | $5,780/mo | $7,320/mo | $198,400 | 2 |
| Moundridge | Mcpherson | $4,740/mo | $5,780/mo | $7,320/mo | $198,400 | 2 |
| Paola | Miami | $5,620/mo | $6,860/mo | $8,690/mo | $277,700 | 2 |
| Peabody | Marion | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,400 | 2 |
| Pittsburg | Crawford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $122,400 | 2 |
| Prairie Village | Johnson | $6,970/mo | $8,500/mo | $10,770/mo | $366,000 | 2 |
| Pratt | Pratt | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $114,500 | 2 |
| Russell | Russell | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $106,400 | 2 |
| Sabetha | Nemaha | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $196,100 | 2 |
| Seneca | Nemaha | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $196,100 | 2 |
| Smith Center | Smith | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $91,000 | 2 |
| Wellington | Sumner | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $118,700 | 2 |
| Abilene | Dickinson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $148,500 | 1 |
| Andover | Butler | $5,080/mo | $6,200/mo | $7,840/mo | $199,600 | 1 |
| Anthony | Harper | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $77,300 | 1 |
| Arma | Crawford | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $122,400 | 1 |
| Attica | Harper | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $77,300 | 1 |
| Atwood | Rawlins | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $99,400 | 1 |
| Augusta | Butler | $5,080/mo | $6,200/mo | $7,840/mo | $199,600 | 1 |
| Baldwin City | Douglas | $4,950/mo | $6,040/mo | $7,640/mo | $281,600 | 1 |
| Baxter Springs | Cherokee | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $99,400 | 1 |
| Belleville | Republic | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $76,000 | 1 |
| Bonner Springs | Wyandotte | $4,710/mo | $5,750/mo | $7,280/mo | $152,700 | 1 |
| Bucklin | Ford | $4,710/mo | $5,750/mo | $7,280/mo | $132,700 | 1 |
| Buhler | Reno | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $125,000 | 1 |
| Burlington | Coffey | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $139,500 | 1 |
| Centralia | Nemaha | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $196,100 | 1 |
| Chapman | Dickinson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $148,500 | 1 |
| Cheney | Sedgwick | $4,670/mo | $5,700/mo | $7,220/mo | $190,700 | 1 |
| Cherryvale | Montgomery | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $92,100 | 1 |
| Cimarron | Gray | $4,590/mo | $5,600/mo | $7,100/mo | $174,700 | 1 |
| Clay Center | Clay | $4,360/mo | $5,320/mo | $6,740/mo | $149,600 | 1 |
| Clearwater | Sedgwick | $4,670/mo | $5,700/mo | $7,220/mo | $190,700 | 1 |
| Clyde | Cloud | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $96,300 | 1 |
| Coffeyville | Montgomery | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $92,100 | 1 |
| Coldwater | Comanche | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $59,900 | 1 |
| Columbus | Cherokee | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $99,400 | 1 |
| Concordia | Cloud | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $96,300 | 1 |
| Conway Springs | Sumner | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $118,700 | 1 |
| Cottonwood Falls | Chase | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $106,200 | 1 |
| Council Grove | Morris | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $120,900 | 1 |
| Cunningham | Kingman | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $107,400 | 1 |
| De Soto | Johnson | $6,970/mo | $8,500/mo | $10,770/mo | $366,000 | 1 |
| Downs | Osborne | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $84,700 | 1 |
| Easton | Leavenworth | $5,690/mo | $6,940/mo | $8,790/mo | $260,600 | 1 |
| Ellis | Ellis | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $211,100 | 1 |
| Ellsworth | Ellsworth | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $116,300 | 1 |
| Enterprise | Dickinson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $148,500 | 1 |