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Home values, rents and more in Kansas City, MO

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$250,000
Metro: $325,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.9%
Metro: +3.7% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,446/mo
Metro: $1,534 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+4.5%
Metro: +3.9% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
510,612
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$69,166
Metro: $83,460 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Kansas City, MO, shaded by typical home valueKansas City66048640806407964068640246407764089640626606166083640616406064098
  • Under $220k
  • $220k–$300k
  • $300k–$360k
  • $360k–$430k
  • $430k+
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ZIP codes around Kansas City, MO, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Kansas City is outlined.

How Kansas City compares

The typical home in Kansas City, MO is worth about $250,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Kansas City are 23% below the typical value in the Kansas City metro area ($325,000) and 32% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Kansas City rose 1.9%, compared with +3.7% in the Kansas City metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,446 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 6% below the Kansas City metro area ($1,534) and 25% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.5% over the past year.

The median household income is $69,166, against $83,460 in the Kansas City metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 510,612 people live in Kansas City (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Kansas City has the 42nd-lowest typical home value of the 128 cities in the Kansas City metro area and the 289th-highest 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.

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