| City | Population | Rank | Population 18-34 Rank | Nightlife Rank | Music Venues Rank | Active Life Rank | Fast Food Rank | Non-Fast Food Restautant Rank | Population Density Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Manhattan | 52,281 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Lawrence | 87,643 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Hays | 20,510 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| Leawood | 31,867 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| Garden City | 26,658 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Pittsburg | 20,233 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 7 |
| Prairie Village | 21,447 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Wichita | 382,368 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Emporia | 24,916 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 14 |
| Leavenworth | 35,251 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| Salina | 47,707 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 19 |
| Dodge City | 27,340 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| Topeka | 127,473 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 18 |
| Overland Park | 173,372 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 13 |
| Newton | 19,132 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Junction City | 23,353 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 11 |
| Derby | 22,158 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 12 |
| Shawnee | 62,209 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
| Lenexa | 48,190 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
| Liberal | 20,525 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 17 |
| Great Bend | 15,995 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 23 |
| Olathe | 125,872 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 21 |
| Kansas City | 145,786 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Gardner | 19,123 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Hutchinson | 42,080 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 |