Kansas City vs St. Joseph
Kansas City, KS compared with St. Joseph, MO · 44 miles apart
Kansas City has 157,805 residents to St. Joseph’s 71,001. Kansas City comes out ahead on median household income, poverty rate. St. Joseph does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Kansas City, KS | St. Joseph, MO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 157,805 | 71,001 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,265 | 1,612 |
| Median household income | $62,401 | $57,956 |
| Median home value | $167,400 | $154,200 |
| Median rent | $1,123 | $898 |
| Homeownership | 60.9% | 62.8% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 17 min |
| Median age | 33.9 | 38.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 20.8% | 23% |
| Poverty rate | 16% | 17.7% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 4.3% |
| Price to income | 2.7× | 2.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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