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Housing & affordability in Gladstone

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D
47/100
17th of 25
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$231,500
Kansas City $287,30040% · scores 38
Median rent vs metro$1,088/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo30% · scores 40
Ownership rate68%
Kansas City 66%15% · scores 61
Households spending >30% of income on housing25%
Kansas City 28%15% · scores 68
Context, not scored
Median year built · Kansas City 19801973
Houses rather than flats · Kansas City 75%74%
Households with children · Kansas City 30%27%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Kansas City reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Kansas City suburbs for housing

All 25 ranked, Gladstone highlighted
1LeawoodA$658,8002Prairie VillageB−$435,7003ShawneeC+$359,7004RaymoreC+$339,1005Overland ParkC+$413,6006OlatheC+$364,7007Lee's SummitC$340,9008SmithvilleC$290,6009LenexaC$394,90010LansingC$270,80011KearneyC$298,40012Grain ValleyC−$283,80013GardnerC−$306,20014Blue SpringsC−$263,10015LibertyC−$283,30016MerriamD+$263,30017GladstoneD$231,50018Kansas CityD−$242,90019RaytownD−$182,90020BeltonD−$203,20021LeavenworthD−$193,00022Excelsior SpringsD−$186,80023Kansas CityF$167,40024IndependenceF$172,90025GrandviewF$188,500
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Better than Gladstone on housing & affordability

Gladstone grades D on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
Leawood21 mi from GladstoneA$659k91% 76 B Prairie Village16 mi from GladstoneB−$436k77% 75 B Shawnee19 mi from GladstoneC+$360k74% 69 B− Overland Park23 mi from GladstoneC+$414k61% 75 B Lee's Summit22 mi from GladstoneC$341k73% 69 B− Smithville13 mi from GladstoneC$291k84% 63 C+
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24