Best Cities for Remote Workers in Kansas

Strong broadband, affordable rent, low traffic and existing remote-work culture.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Broadband · 25% WFH Culture · 15% Affordability · 20% Rent · 15% Local Income · 10% Low Traffic · 10% Educated Peers · 5%

Top 12 Remote Workers Cities in Kansas

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 54.9
Hoxie, KS
1,191 residents
Broadband 96.0%
WFH Culture 14.9%
Affordability 90
#2
Score 51.9
Norton, KS
2,704 residents
Broadband 93.9%
WFH Culture 16.2%
Affordability 90
#3
Score 51.7
Leawood, KS
33,844 residents
Broadband 98.1%
WFH Culture 22.5%
Affordability 90
#4
Score 51.2
Oberlin, KS
1,763 residents
Broadband 88.7%
WFH Culture 21.6%
Affordability 90
#5
Score 50.7
Westwood, KS
1,851 residents
Broadband 95.5%
WFH Culture 28.4%
Affordability 90
#6
Score 50.3
Overland Park, KS
197,199 residents
Broadband 95.8%
WFH Culture 22.2%
Affordability 90
#7
Score 50.2
Mission, KS
9,928 residents
Broadband 94.9%
WFH Culture 19.6%
Affordability 90
#8
Score 49.8
Lenexa, KS
57,986 residents
Broadband 96.8%
WFH Culture 20.2%
Affordability 90
#9
Score 49.6
Prairie Village, KS
22,937 residents
Broadband 96.2%
WFH Culture 22.6%
Affordability 90
#10
Score 48.8
Atwood, KS
1,388 residents
Broadband 95.3%
WFH Culture 9.2%
Affordability 90
#11
Score 48.5
Merriam, KS
11,036 residents
Broadband 95.1%
WFH Culture 17.9%
Affordability 90
#12
Score 48.5
Shawnee, KS
68,175 residents
Broadband 95.2%
WFH Culture 18.3%
Affordability 90

Full Ranking, Kansas

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Hoxie KS 54.9
2 Norton KS 51.9
3 Leawood KS 51.7
4 Oberlin KS 51.2
5 Westwood KS 50.7
6 Overland Park KS 50.3
7 Mission KS 50.2
8 Lenexa KS 49.8
9 Prairie Village KS 49.6
10 Atwood KS 48.8
11 Merriam KS 48.5
12 Shawnee KS 48.5
13 Olathe KS 47.9
14 Fairway KS 47.8
15 Chapman KS 47.6
16 North Newton KS 47.3
17 Goodland KS 47
18 Carbondale KS 46.8
19 Baldwin City KS 46.6
20 Colby KS 46.5
21 Leoti KS 46.5
22 Hays KS 45.3
23 Lawrence KS 45
24 Lindsborg KS 45
25 Manhattan KS 45
26 Ness City KS 44.8
27 Syracuse KS 44.7
28 WaKeeney KS 44.2
29 Fort Scott KS 44.1
30 St. Marys KS 43.7
31 Lakin KS 43.6
32 Lansing KS 43.5
33 Burlington KS 43.5
34 Eudora KS 43.2
35 Park City KS 43.2
36 Bel Aire KS 43.2
37 Highland KS 43.1
38 Rose Hill KS 43.1
39 McConnell AFB KS 43.1
40 Gardner KS 43
41 Andale KS 42.9
42 Oskaloosa KS 42.7
43 Roeland Park KS 42.5
44 Buhler KS 42.4
45 Silver Lake KS 42.4
46 Overbrook KS 42.4
47 Bonner Springs KS 42.2
48 Minneapolis KS 42.1
49 Emporia KS 42.1
50 McPherson KS 42

Hoxie, KS tops the list with a composite score of 54.9 out of 100, followed by Norton and Leawood. KS dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for remote workers.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Broadband, WFH Culture, Affordability, Rent, Local Income, Low Traffic, Educated Peers. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to remote workers, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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