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Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.



Kansas City, KS Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Kansas City, KS Housing Market Trends

With a population of 153,384, 56,289 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $162,637, house prices in Kansas City are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Kansas City, accounting for 69.44% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Kansas City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 15.07%), row houses and other attached homes ( 8.90%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 4.41%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Kansas City are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 58.21% owning and 41.79% renting.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Kansas City's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 41.68% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Kansas City include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 25.51%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 21.40%). There's also some housing in Kansas City built between 2000 and later ( 11.42%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Kansas City. Fully 11.24% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Kansas City homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Kansas City real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Kansas City Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Kansas City has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Kansas City real estate appreciated 129.55% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.66%, putting Kansas City in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Kansas City definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Kansas City's appreciation rate, at 4.49%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Kansas City's appreciation rate has been 4.62%, which annualizes to a rate of 19.79%.

Importantly, this makes Kansas City one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Kansas, our data show that Kansas City's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Kansas.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Kansas City differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Kansas City - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Kansas City real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$162,637

Kansas City, KS Home Prices
> $1,514,000
$1,135,001 - $1,514,000
$757,001 - $1,135,000
$606,001 - $757,000
$454,001 - $606,000
$303,001 - $454,000
$151,001 - $303,000
$76,001 - $151,000
$0 - $76,000
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.8%
0.8%
1.0%
1.0%
3.2%
3.2%
7.9%
7.9%
39.7%
39.7%
29.9%
29.9%
16.8%
16.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Kansas

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

56,289

Kansas City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,783 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
58.2%
58.2%
41.8%
41.8%
11.2%
11.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
11.4%
11.4%
25.5%
25.5%
41.7%
41.7%
21.4%
21.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
69.4%
69.4%
8.9%
8.9%
4.4%
4.4%
15.1%
15.1%
2.1%
2.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.5%
2.5%
11.6%
11.6%
30.1%
30.1%
39.8%
39.8%
12.6%
12.6%
3.4%
3.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes