Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 41/100
D−
Median home value$203,200
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,290/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Kansas City 28%
Belton
Cass County25,008 residents2 school districts
56
C−
Suburbgrade score
19th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
56
Kansas City median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Belton is like to live in, by category
Bars show Belton against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Within-state proficiency44th pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio13.7
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate89%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index86
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate0.94%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.44%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Mean commute24.8 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes65%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés46
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks25
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median household income$69,226
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment4.8%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations35%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Belton on housing & affordability
Belton's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Leawood8 mi from BeltonA 76 B Prairie Village13 mi from BeltonB− 75 B Shawnee20 mi from BeltonC+ 69 B− Raymore4 mi from BeltonC+ 62 C Overland Park10 mi from BeltonC+ 75 B Olathe16 mi from BeltonC+ 73 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Belton
Is Belton, MO a good place to live?
Belton scores 56 out of 100, 19th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Belton expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $203,200, 29% below the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.94%. $1,290/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Belton?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Belton sit at the 44th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 13.7 student–teacher ratio. Belton is served by Belton 124 and Raymore-Peculiar R-II. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Belton?
The mean commute is 24.8 min, with 65% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Belton?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 46 restaurants and cafés and 25 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Belton old or new?
The median home in Belton was built in 1987 — newer than the Kansas City median of 1980. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 74% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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