Kansas City metro · Midwest

Kansas City, KS

Kansas · approx. 233,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$69.6K

household / year

Avg home price

$219K

~$1,097/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,220

per month

Cost of living

100 = US avg

How Kansas City scores

Job market depth38/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability100/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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