Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median home value$186,800
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$975/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Kansas City 28%
Excelsior Springs
Clay & Ray counties10,484 residentsExcelsior Springs 40
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
21st of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
54
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 Excelsior Springs is like to live in, by category
Bars show Excelsior Springs against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Within-state proficiency36th pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio14.1
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate98%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Housing cost index77
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate0.81%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.44%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Mean commute22.3 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes67%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 44/100
D
Restaurants & cafés15
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks21
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median household income$72,609
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment5.0%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations23%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Excelsior Springs on housing & affordability
Excelsior Springs's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Smithville18 mi from Excelsior SpringsC 63 C+ Kearney6 mi from Excelsior SpringsC 66 C+ Grain Valley22 mi from Excelsior SpringsC− 65 C+ Blue Springs23 mi from Excelsior SpringsC− 66 C+ Liberty12 mi from Excelsior SpringsC− 66 C+ Gladstone19 mi from Excelsior SpringsD 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Excelsior Springs
Is Excelsior Springs, MO a good place to live?
Excelsior Springs scores 54 out of 100, 21st 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 Excelsior Springs expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $186,800, 35% below the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.81%. $975/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Excelsior Springs?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Excelsior Springs sit at the 36th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 98% graduation rate and a 14.1 student–teacher ratio. Excelsior Springs is served by Excelsior Springs 40. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Excelsior Springs?
The mean commute is 22.3 min, with 67% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.8% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Excelsior Springs?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 15 restaurants and cafés and 21 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Excelsior Springs old or new?
The median home in Excelsior Springs was built in 1969 — older 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. 77% 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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