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What Is It Like to Live in Kansas City?

What it costs to live in Kansas City, and how it compares with other Kansas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

40

18th best value in Kansas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Kansas cities.

Overall livability

29

21st overall in Kansas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Kansas City is home to about 155,745 people. A typical home runs $112,500 and a household earns around $50,700, a price-to-income ratio of 2.2. Among Kansas's largest cities, it ranks 18th for value and 21st overall.

Kansas City at a glance

Median home price

$112,500

6th in KS of 25

Median rent

$941/mo

Median household income

$50,700

Home price to income

2.2x

Unemployment

6.3%

25th in KS of 25

School rating

3/10

20th in KS of 25

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in KS of 25

Walk score

18/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Kansas only. Updated 2026.