Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Median home value$188,500
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,035/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Kansas City 28%
Grandview
Jackson County26,527 residents2 school districts
47
D
Suburbgrade score
25th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
47
Kansas City median 65
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Grandview is like to live in, by category
Bars show Grandview against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Within-state proficiency17th pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio15.0
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate87%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Housing cost index81
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate1.20%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.44%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Mean commute22.4 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes72%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 40/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés18
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks21
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 37/100
F
Median household income$53,447
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment6.2%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations31%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Grandview on housing & affordability
Grandview's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Leawood6 mi from GrandviewA 76 B Prairie Village10 mi from GrandviewB− 75 B Shawnee18 mi from GrandviewC+ 69 B− Raymore6 mi from GrandviewC+ 62 C Overland Park9 mi from GrandviewC+ 75 B Olathe16 mi from GrandviewC+ 73 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Grandview
Is Grandview, MO a good place to live?
Grandview scores 47 out of 100, 25th 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 Grandview expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $188,500, 34% below the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.20%. $1,035/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Grandview?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Grandview sit at the 17th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 15.0 student–teacher ratio. Grandview is served by Grandview C-4 and Hickman Mills C-1. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Grandview?
The mean commute is 22.4 min, with 72% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Grandview?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 18 restaurants and cafés and 21 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Grandview old or new?
The median home in Grandview 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. 67% 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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