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Kansas City, MO

510,612Residents
$69,166Median household income
$1,238/moMedian gross rent
$242,900Median home value
35.8Median age
38%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
55%Homes lived in by their owners
3.5×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 21% of the median household income in Kansas City.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $50,000 a year. In Missouri that leaves roughly $3,334 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $50,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.