Metro area · CBSA 28140

Kansas City

The Kansas City, MO metro area has 2,218,142 people. Median rent is $1,249, 18.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Cass County at $1,546. Of the 96 places we track here, Mission Hills has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$83,460

Median home value

$287,300

Unemployment

4.0%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,546

HUD, Cass County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Kansas City	510,612	$1,238	21.5%
Overland Park	200,306	$1,515	17.3%
Kansas City	155,135	$1,123	21.6%
Olathe	145,057	$1,314	13.8%
Independence	121,740	$1,109	22.1%
Lee's Summit	103,656	$1,422	16.6%
Shawnee	68,542	$1,322	14.4%
Blue Springs	59,965	$1,277	17.2%
Lenexa	58,384	$1,454	16.9%
Leavenworth	37,195	$1,229	20.2%
Leawood	33,809	$1,983	12.8%
Liberty	30,689	$1,160	15.7%
Raytown	29,445	$1,218	21.2%
Gladstone	27,207	$1,088	16.5%
Grandview	26,527	$1,035	23.2%
Belton	25,008	$1,290	22.4%
Gardner	24,526	$1,306	16.2%
Raymore	24,526	$1,303	15.0%
Prairie Village	22,874	$1,794	19.0%
Grain Valley	16,271	$1,398	18.7%
Lansing	11,246	$1,406	16.4%
Merriam	11,085	$1,181	19.3%
Kearney	10,885	$1,251	14.5%
Smithville	10,705	$1,323	15.7%
Excelsior Springs	10,484	$975	16.1%
Harrisonville	9,970	$944	18.1%
Mission	9,915	$1,194	19.0%
Spring Hill	9,120	$1,108	11.8%
Pleasant Hill	8,847	$1,174	14.7%
Oak Grove	8,538	$1,044	16.7%
Cameron	8,519	$1,063	20.6%
Parkville	8,366	$1,162	8.1%
Bonner Springs	7,839	$1,165	16.8%
Basehor	7,491	$1,257	12.9%
Roeland Park	6,763	$1,582	21.4%
De Soto	6,414	$1,158	13.4%
Greenwood	6,013	$1,809	20.2%
Richmond	5,959	$722	14.5%
Peculiar	5,958	$1,275	16.2%
Tonganoxie	5,891	$1,224	18.3%
Paola	5,770	$1,091	17.5%
Odessa	5,620	$1,063	12.8%
Louisburg	5,094	$1,439	25.1%
North Kansas City	4,983	$1,188	28.7%
Platte City	4,824	$1,226	20.6%
Higginsville	4,781	$980	14.5%
Edwardsville	4,724	$1,053	17.4%
Butler	4,668	$893	25.4%
Lexington	4,606	$801	16.9%
Riverside	4,276	$959	22.1%
Osawatomie	4,182	$699	12.5%
Fairway	4,159	$1,944	15.3%
Mission Hills	3,548	$1,434	6.9%
Sugar Creek	3,249	$1,155	22.3%
Buckner	2,914	$986	13.5%
Lawson	2,905	$1,005	18.3%
Pleasant Valley	2,736	$1,132	17.9%
Lathrop	2,560	$844	15.1%
Lake Lotawana	2,442	$2,042	14.8%
Weatherby Lake	2,401	$1,741	13.7%
Concordia	2,332	$825	16.8%
Plattsburg	2,253	$772	14.6%
Westwood	2,093	$1,921	19.5%
Edgerton	1,924	$1,269	17.9%
Weston	1,922	$1,000	13.5%
Adrian	1,857	$631	14.3%
Claycomo	1,820	$1,074	26.1%
Lake Winnebago	1,773	$2,571	17.3%
Hamilton	1,755	$685	12.6%
Garden City	1,742	$925	17.0%
Pleasanton	1,516	$633	15.3%
Rich Hill	1,453	$900	22.9%
Lone Jack	1,412	$1,203	11.9%
La Cygne	1,327	$860	17.5%
Archie	1,322	$1,005	17.5%
Lake Waukomis	1,170	$1,438	13.4%
Blue Summit	1,156	$1,149	23.4%
Cleveland	968	$1,123	15.6%
Linn Valley	962	$961	22.5%
Loch Lloyd	950	$1,205	7.9%
Lake Quivira	940	$1,434	9.7%
Drexel	924	$845	18.6%
Waverly	901	$910	22.8%
Braymer	795	$621	15.1%
Wood Heights	784	$1,446	19.3%
Mound City	768	$744	14.7%
Ferrelview	752	$893	23.3%
Orrick	727	$750	12.3%
Lake Tapawingo	706	$1,688	19.3%
Freeman	690	$983	16.4%
Hardin	681	$958	14.7%
Glenaire	587	$1,243	16.1%
Trimble	561	$909	16.6%
Platte Woods	532	$1,809	16.5%
Edgerton	518	$1,334	20.4%
Kidder	501	$791	15.2%

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.