Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Median home value$231,500
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,088/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Kansas City 28%
Gladstone
Clay County27,207 residentsNorth Kansas City 74
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
9th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
67
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 Gladstone is like to live in, by category
Bars show Gladstone against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Within-state proficiency72nd pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio13.6
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate97%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Housing cost index86
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate1.10%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.44%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Mean commute22.9 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes73%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi1.0
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés85
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks67
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$79,271
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment3.3%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations39%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Gladstone on housing & affordability
Gladstone's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Leawood21 mi from GladstoneA 76 B Prairie Village16 mi from GladstoneB− 75 B Shawnee19 mi from GladstoneC+ 69 B− Overland Park23 mi from GladstoneC+ 75 B Lee's Summit22 mi from GladstoneC 69 B− Smithville13 mi from GladstoneC 63 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Gladstone
Is Gladstone, MO a good place to live?
Gladstone scores 67 out of 100, 9th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Gladstone expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $231,500, 19% below the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.10%. $1,088/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Gladstone?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Gladstone sit at the 72nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 97% graduation rate and a 13.6 student–teacher ratio. Gladstone is served by North Kansas City 74. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Gladstone?
The mean commute is 22.9 min, with 73% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 1.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Gladstone?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 85 restaurants and cafés and 67 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Gladstone old or new?
The median home in Gladstone was built in 1973 — 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. 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.