Kansas City vs Birmingham
MO metro vs AL metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Birmingham(4/6 categories)
Monthly Rent
Birmingham wins
Home Value
Birmingham wins
Median Income
Kansas City wins
Affordability Score
Kansas City wins
Unemployment
Birmingham wins
Violent Crime
Birmingham wins
Metric
Kansas City
Birmingham
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,240/mo | $1,153/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $79,842✓ | $69,284 |
| Median Home Value | $289,200 | $247,900✓ |
| Metro Population | 2.2M✓ | 1.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 19%✓ | 20% |
| Affordability Score | 63/100✓ | 60/100 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0% | 2.3%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 459/100k | 404/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2095/100k | 1699/100k✓ |
Kansas City
MO
Median Rent
$1,240/mo
Median Income
$79,842
Home Value
$289,200
Population
2.2M
2.2M residentsView profile →
Birmingham
AL
Median Rent
$1,153/mo
Median Income
$69,284
Home Value
$247,900
Population
1.2M
1.2M residentsView profile →
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