Kansas City vs St. Louis
Kansas City, MO compared with St. Louis, MO · 234 miles apart
Kansas City has 521,220 residents to St. Louis’s 278,144. Kansas City comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. St. Louis does better on median rent, bachelor's degree +.
| Kansas City, MO | St. Louis, MO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 521,220 | 278,144 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,657 | 4,507 |
| Median household income | $69,166 | $56,160 |
| Median home value | $242,900 | $197,500 |
| Median rent | $1,238 | $997 |
| Homeownership | 55.4% | 45.3% |
| Average commute | 21.7 min | 22.1 min |
| Median age | 35.8 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.4% | 41.1% |
| Poverty rate | 14.6% | 20.6% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 5% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 3.5× |
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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