Kansas City vs Joplin
Kansas City, MO compared with Joplin, MO · 142 miles apart
Kansas City has 521,220 residents to Joplin’s 53,930. Kansas City comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Joplin does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Kansas City, MO | Joplin, MO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 521,220 | 53,930 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,657 | 1,416 |
| Median household income | $69,166 | $52,097 |
| Median home value | $242,900 | $168,300 |
| Median rent | $1,238 | $962 |
| Homeownership | 55.4% | 53.4% |
| Average commute | 21.7 min | 18 min |
| Median age | 35.8 | 38.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.4% | 26.7% |
| Poverty rate | 14.6% | 16.9% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 5.3% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 3.2× |
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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