Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue vs Kansas City
WA metro vs MO metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Kansas City(4/6 categories)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA · 4.0M
2
categories won
Kansas City
MO · 2.2M
4
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Kansas City wins
Home Value
Kansas City wins
Median Income
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue wins
Affordability Score
Kansas City wins
Unemployment
Kansas City wins
Violent Crime
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue wins
Metric
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
Kansas City
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,965/mo | $1,240/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $110,744✓ | $79,842 |
| Median Home Value | $712,200 | $289,200✓ |
| Metro Population | 4.0M✓ | 2.2M |
| Rent as % of Income | 21% | 19%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 57/100 | 63/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0% | 3.0%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 357/100k✓ | 459/100k |
| Property Crime Rate | 2887/100k | 2095/100k✓ |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
WA
Median Rent
$1,965/mo
Median Income
$110,744
Home Value
$712,200
Population
4.0M
4.0M 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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