5 Best Places in Kansas for a Couple to Live on Only Social Security

2. Great Bend

Insider Monkey Score: 94

Livability Score: 68

IM Cost of Living: 74

Median Two-Bedroom Rental: $650

The number two spot on our list goes to the Barton County city of Great Bend. The city houses the Barton Community College, the Kansas Oil & Gas Museum, and the SRCA Dragstrip racetrack. Great Bend also hosts an active dining scene, with restaurants such as Los Cabos Fajita House, HandleBar And Grill, and Mizumi Sushi & Steak gracing the city. The added benefit of a Great Bend retirement, of course, is the city’s relatively affordable cost of living which helps alleviate some of the financial stress from the retirement period.