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    Moving to Shawnee, KS

    Is Shawnee a good place to live?

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    Shawnee ranks #4 of 16 Kansas cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (68/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.7% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $332,900
    +8.5% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,233
    per month
    Household income
    $106,312
    median
    Unemployment
    3.1%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Shawnee

    The median home value in Shawnee is $332,900 and median rent is $1,233 a month, against a median household income of $106,312. Homes cost about 3.1× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Shawnee 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 Shawnee, KS

    Shawnee has about 68,175 residents, 3.1% unemployment and 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Shawnee with

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    More: Where to move in Kansas · Best counties in Kansas

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

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