Kansas City Housing Market: Home Prices & Rent
Kansas City home values since 2000
Last few years
Rent in Kansas City
Owning vs renting, monthly
Buying the typical Kansas City home with 20% down at this week's 7.32% 30-year rate costs about $2,192/month (principal, interest plus ~1.5% a year for tax and insurance) vs $1,534/month typical rent.
Rate: Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026. Estimate for comparison only.
Kansas City vs Missouri vs the U.S.
| Typical home | 12-month change | Typical rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This metro | $325k | +3.7% | $1,534/mo |
| Missouri | $265k | +3.4% | - |
| United States | $366k | +1.2% | $1,932/mo |
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Common questions
Are home prices falling in Kansas City?
No - the typical Kansas City-area home value is up 3.7% over the past 12 months, at $325k (September 2026).
Is the Kansas City housing market crashing?
Home values are close to their 2020s high and up 3.7% over the past year - a rising market, not a sudden collapse. Whether that continues isn't knowable from the data - this page updates every month when new figures come out.
How much is rent in Kansas City?
Typical rent in the Kansas City metro is $1,534 a month (September 2026), +3.8% over 12 months.
How much income do you need to buy a home in Kansas City?
About $94k a year to afford the typical home with 20% down, spending no more than 30% of income on housing (September 2026).
Nearby and similar metros
St. Louis, MO · Columbus, OH · Chattanooga, TN · Deltona, FL · Cape Coral, FL
Sources: Data Provided by Zillow Group (Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, September 2026; income needed and listing data). 30-year mortgage rate: Freddie Mac PMMS. Figures are for the Kansas City, MO metro area. How we calculate.