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 | Houston | Lenexa | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,235/mo | $1,373/mo | 10.1% lower in A |
| Median home value | $235,000 | $348,600 | 32.6% lower in A |
| Median household income | $60,440 | $101,074 | 40.2% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 99.8 | 94.8 | 5.3% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 98.7 | 89.8 | 9.8% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 96.1 | 94.4 | 1.8% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 94.2 | 95.1 | 0.9% lower 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 Houston, you'd need $94,155 in Lenexa to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Lenexa, KS is about 5.8% cheaper overall than Houston, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 9% lower in Lenexa than in Houston. If you earn $80,000 in Houston, you'd need about $75,324 in Lenexa to keep the same standard of living.