Kansas City vs Columbia
Kansas City, MO compared with Columbia, MO · 120 miles apart
Kansas City has 521,220 residents to Columbia’s 130,851. Kansas City comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Columbia does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Kansas City, MO | Columbia, MO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 521,220 | 130,851 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,657 | 1,929 |
| Median household income | $69,166 | $66,498 |
| Median home value | $242,900 | $284,600 |
| Median rent | $1,238 | $1,097 |
| Homeownership | 55.4% | 48.7% |
| Average commute | 21.7 min | 16.4 min |
| Median age | 35.8 | 29.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.4% | 56.7% |
| Poverty rate | 14.6% | 19.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 4% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 4.3× |
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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