Home values, rents and more in Independence, MO
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Independence compares
The typical home in Independence, MO is worth about $211,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Independence are 35% below the typical value in the Kansas City metro area ($325,000) and 42% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Independence rose 3.7%, compared with +3.7% in the Kansas City metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,395 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 9% below the Kansas City metro area ($1,534) and 28% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.7% over the past year.
The median household income is $60,339, against $83,460 in the Kansas City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 121,740 people live in Independence (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Independence has the 27th-lowest typical home value of the 128 cities in the Kansas City metro area and the 261st-lowest of 686 in Missouri with Zillow figures.
Part of: Jackson County, MO · Kansas City metro area · Missouri
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.