Kansas City
Missouri · Ranked #19 of 102 metros
65Moderate
Median Home Price
🏠$270K
Need $78K income
Median Rent
🔑$1K
Need $46K income
Housing Shortage
📉22,000
units needed
Building Permits
🔨10,500
annual
Median Income
💰$66K
Pop: 2,192,035
Rent Burden
⚠️28.5%
of renters paying >30%
Price Change (YoY)
📈+3.8%
Homeownership
🏡64.0%
Rent Burden
vs. National Average
Key Facts vs. National Average
| Metric | Kansas City | National |
|---|---|---|
| Price-to-Income Ratio | 4.1x | 6.1x |
| Rent Burden | 28.5% | 31.5% |
| Homeownership Rate | 64.0% | 65.5% |
| YoY Price Change | +3.8% | +3.5% |
| YoY Rent Change | +3% | +2.8% |
| Mortgage Denial Rate | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| Eviction Rate | 6.0% | 3.6% |