Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim vs Kansas City
CA metro vs MO metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Kansas City(5/6 categories)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
CA · 12.8M
1
categories won
Kansas City
MO · 2.2M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Kansas City wins
Home Value
Kansas City wins
Median Income
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim wins
Affordability Score
Kansas City wins
Unemployment
Kansas City wins
Violent Crime
Kansas City wins
Metric
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
Kansas City
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,993/mo | $1,240/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $91,960✓ | $79,842 |
| Median Home Value | $867,200 | $289,200✓ |
| Metro Population | 12.8M✓ | 2.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 26% | 19%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 48/100 | 63/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | 3.0%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 508/100k | 459/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2326/100k | 2095/100k✓ |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
CA
Median Rent
$1,993/mo
Median Income
$91,960
Home Value
$867,200
Population
12.8M
12.8M 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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