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    Moving to Dodge City, KS

    Is Dodge City a good place to live?

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    Dodge City ranks #8 of 16 Kansas cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (43/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.2% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $122,800
    +8.9% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $982
    per month
    Household income
    $67,958
    median
    Unemployment
    5.1%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Dodge City

    The median home value in Dodge City is $122,800 and median rent is $982 a month, against a median household income of $67,958. Homes cost about 1.8× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Dodge City crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Kansas the 2025 rate was 476 violent and 1,922 property crimes per 100,000 people — #6 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Dodge City, KS

    Dodge City has about 27,652 residents, 5.1% unemployment and 14% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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