Chicago-Naperville-Elgin vs Kansas City
IL metro vs MO metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Kansas City(4/6 categories)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL · 9.3M
2
categories won
Kansas City
MO · 2.2M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Kansas City wins
Home Value
Kansas City wins
Median Income
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Affordability Score
Kansas City wins
Unemployment
Kansas City wins
Violent Crime
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin wins
Metric
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
Kansas City
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,390/mo | $1,240/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $87,071✓ | $79,842 |
| Median Home Value | $316,500 | $289,200✓ |
| Metro Population | 9.3M✓ | 2.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 19% | 19%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 62/100 | 63/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 3.0%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 310/100k✓ | 459/100k |
| Property Crime Rate | 1720/100k✓ | 2095/100k |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
IL
Median Rent
$1,390/mo
Median Income
$87,071
Home Value
$316,500
Population
9.3M
9.3M residentsView profile →
Kansas City
MO
Median Rent
$1,240/mo
Median Income
$79,842
Home Value
$289,200
Population
2.2M
2.2M residentsView profile →
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