Ranked for Retirees
Best Places to Live in Kansas for Retirees
Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 16 places
- #1ManhattanPopulation 54,287 · solid overall livability28% match
- #2Garden CityPopulation 27,933 · mixed overall livability26% match
- #3Dodge CityPopulation 27,721 · mixed overall livability26% match
- #4SalinaPopulation 46,734 · mixed overall livability17% match
- #5WichitaPopulation 395,951 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #6Kansas CityPopulation 155,438 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #7TopekaPopulation 126,431 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #8LawrencePopulation 95,103 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #9HutchinsonPopulation 39,995 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #10LeavenworthPopulation 37,193 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #11DerbyPopulation 25,551 · mixed overall livability15% match
- #12LeawoodPopulation 33,784 · mixed overall livability13% match
- #13Overland ParkPopulation 196,676 · mixed overall livability0% match
- #14OlathePopulation 142,114 · mixed overall livability0% match
- #15ShawneePopulation 67,671 · mixed overall livability0% match
- #16LenexaPopulation 57,497 · mixed overall livability0% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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