Kansas City vs Mesa
Kansas City, MO compared with Mesa, AZ · 1,033 miles apart
Kansas City has 521,220 residents to Mesa’s 513,656. Kansas City comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Mesa does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Kansas City, MO | Mesa, AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 521,220 | 513,656 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,657 | 3,618 |
| Median household income | $69,166 | $82,752 |
| Median home value | $242,900 | $408,000 |
| Median rent | $1,238 | $1,620 |
| Homeownership | 55.4% | 64.4% |
| Average commute | 21.7 min | 24.7 min |
| Median age | 35.8 | 37.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.4% | 32.5% |
| Poverty rate | 14.6% | 10.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 4.9× |
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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