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Kansas City, MO · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Kansas City

Kansas City ranks T#67 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 50 — Fun. That puts it in the 51st percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Missouri.

affordability score
50
Fun
National rank
T#67 of 134
In Missouri
#1 of 2
Percentile
51st

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Kansas City sits right at the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Kansas City

  1. #65 Honolulu, HI 52
  2. #66 Phoenix, AZ 51
  3. T#67 Kansas City, MO — this page 50
  4. #69 Garland, TX 49
  5. #70 Wichita, KS 48

See the full leaderboard — The most affordable cities →

Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Kansas City

Kansas City scores 65 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: