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City guide · Missouri
Moving to Kansas City, MO
BBQ, jazz, Chiefs, cheap housing.
Pop. 495kCost index 92.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,200/moMedian home $240kWalk score 34
Kansas City (metro area) has an overall price level 92.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
92.0Housing index
69.9Groceries index (modeled)
98.0Utilities index (modeled)
98.8Electricity rate
13.4 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.4Median home value (est.)
$240,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,200/moMissouri unemployment is 3.8% with median household income $72k.
Unemployment rate
3.8%Median household income
$71,589Per-capita income
$40,284Labor-force participation
63.5%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
MemberKansas City: median home value $240,000.
Home value
$240,000Rent
$1,200/moHomeownership rate
69.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
51/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
HighEarthquake risk
ElevatedMissouri 4th-grade math proficiency: 36.4% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
36.4%Per-pupil spending
$11,877Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
52.0%Notable universities
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