Cost of living in Kansas City, Missouri
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,238 a month.
Kansas City is a city in Missouri. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,166 a year.
- People
- 510,612
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,238
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $69,166
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $242,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,546
- Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
Kansas City, Missouri has about 510,612 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $242,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jackson County is $1,546 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Kansas City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, prices sit at 92.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Missouri taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Kansas City's exact store tax.
Some places in Missouri add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.18% of income. That is not a Kansas City bill.
In July 2026, a typical Missouri home paid 16.09¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Kansas City's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Missouri in the table we use.
Among 350 places we list in Missouri with a rent figure, 55 have higher typical rent than Kansas City.
Nearby places
- North Kansas City
Typical rent $1,188
Compare with Kansas City - Blue Summit
Typical rent $1,149
Compare with Kansas City - Riverside
Typical rent $959
Compare with Kansas City - Gladstone
Typical rent $1,088
Compare with Kansas City - Claycomo
Typical rent $1,074
Compare with Kansas City - Westwood
Typical rent $1,921
Compare with Kansas City - Pleasant Valley
Typical rent $1,132
Compare with Kansas City - Sugar Creek
Typical rent $1,155
Compare with Kansas City
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Missouri
Bigger places in Missouri
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.