Kansas City vs Gladstone

Kansas City and Gladstone on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

61C

C+67

Gladstone ahead by 6Editorial weights

Category by category

D−HousingD

Gladstone +4 pts

CSchoolsB+

Gladstone +20 pts

C+Cost of livingB

Gladstone +8 pts

B+CommuteC+

Kansas City +12 pts

BAmenitiesB

Gladstone +2 pts

C−EmploymentC

Gladstone +3 pts

—Residents—

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Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$243kMedian home value$232k

$1,238Median rent$1,088

21.7 minMean commute22.9 min

$69kMedian household income$79k

1.12%Effective property tax1.10%

46th pctWithin-state proficiency72nd pct

70Restaurants & cafés85

510,612Population27,207

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.