Wyandotte County · Kansas · Midwest · 155k residents
Kansas City, KS: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Kansas City: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Kansas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Kansas City is $167,400, 13% below the Kansas median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,122/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 79 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $62,401 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Kansas City is $167,400, 13.3% below the median for ACS-covered places in Kansas.
- Household income: Median household income is $62,401, 9.2% below the median for ACS-covered places in Kansas.
- Adult education: 20.8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 36.2% below the median for ACS-covered places in Kansas.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 2.7 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
WhereToHQ calculates the comparisons. Figures are estimates for context, not a guarantee or personal financial advice. Read the methodology or send a correction.
What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A working riverfront side of the Kansas City metro with stockyards history and strong immigrant foodways.
Known for: The Kansas Speedway, Argentine district, river commerce, and barbecue culture.
Calendar note: Kansas City Renaissance Festival is a major regional event.
Story source: Visit Kansas City Kansas
- Scale: A mid-sized city with a population between 50,000 and 250,000 in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Kansas City about 92 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 230 sunny days and 11 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 38 and an average commute of 20 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Kansas City side by side
Cost of living index
79
ACS median home value
$167,400
2-bedroom rent
$1,122/mo
Median household income
$62,401
Housing momentum
How fast Kansas City's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
57/100
Steady
Ranks Kansas City's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Kansas City's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $167,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $145 |
| Property tax rate | 1.34% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $924/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,122/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.09% |
| Sales tax | 8.7% |
| Cost of living index | 79 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $50/mo |
| Gas price | $3.00/gal |
| Healthcare index | 94 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $62,401 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% |
| Population | 155k |
| Crime index | 48/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 89/100 |
| Avg. commute | 20 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 90°F |
| January low | 22°F |
| Annual snowfall | 11 in |
| Home price YoY | +1.3% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.4% |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Ocean coast | 640 mi |
| Big lake | 92 mi |
| Mountains | 237 mi |
| Major airport | 14 mi |
| Ski resort | 217 mi |
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Real listings in Kansas City
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- What is the cost of living in Kansas City, KS?
- Kansas City indexes at 79 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,122/mo and a acs median home value of $167,400.
- How much does a house cost in Kansas City?
- The acs median home value in Kansas City is $167,400, 13% below the Kansas median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Kansas City?
- A two-bedroom in Kansas City rents for about $1,122/mo.