Kansas City

Housing & affordability in Kansas City

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
F
34/100
23rd of 25
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$167,400
Kansas City $287,30040% · scores 21
Median rent vs metro$1,123/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo30% · scores 42
Ownership rate61%
Kansas City 66%15% · scores 47
Households spending >30% of income on housing33%
Kansas City 28%15% · scores 40
Context, not scored
Median year built · Kansas City 19801961
Houses rather than flats · Kansas City 75%77%
Households with children · Kansas City 30%35%
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, Kansas City 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 Kansas City on housing & affordability

Kansas City grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
Leawood16 mi from Kansas CityA$659k91% 76 B Prairie Village11 mi from Kansas CityB−$436k77% 75 B Shawnee8 mi from Kansas CityC+$360k74% 69 B− Overland Park16 mi from Kansas CityC+$414k61% 75 B Olathe17 mi from Kansas CityC+$365k75% 73 B Lee's Summit24 mi from Kansas CityC$341k73% 69 B−
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24