City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Greenwood | Lenexa | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,200/mo | $1,373/mo | 12.6% lower in A |
| Median home value | $226,500 | $348,600 | 35.0% lower in A |
| Median household income | $75,398 | $101,074 | 25.4% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 94.9 | 94.8 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 88.0 | 89.8 | 2.1% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 98.5 | 94.4 | 4.3% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.1 | 95.1 | 4.2% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Greenwood, you'd need $99,904 in Lenexa to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Greenwood and Lenexa have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 3% lower in Greenwood than in Lenexa. If you earn $80,000 in Greenwood, you'd need about $79,923 in Lenexa to keep the same standard of living.