Kansas, MO: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area. It is located on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River, within Jackson, Clay, Platte and Cass counties. It is the 37th-most populous city in the United States and sixth-most populous city in the Midwest, with a population of 508,090 at the 2020 census. The Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line, is the 31st-most populous metropolitan area in the nation, at 2.25 million residents. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri and Kansas rivers. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; soon…

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How Kansas ranks

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#11Most conserved land in MO #47Most remote workers in MO #49Fastest growing in MO All MO rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code64101, 64102, 64105

Area code816

Living in Kansas

Housing in Kansas

$254K▲ 1.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Kansas home is worth about $254,000, up 1.7% in a year, 5% below the Missouri typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market21

Sold in May651

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Safety in Kansas

D⁻

Safety Grade D-

Kansas reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Kansas 13.7

Missouri 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Kansas 39.5

Missouri 16.9

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Kansas

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Kansas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 73% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictNORTH KANSAS CITY 74Schools202

Guadalupe Centers Elementary D-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 801 students Shoal Creek Elem. A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 795 students M. L. King Elementary D-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 768 students Gracemor Elementary C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 684 students KIPP Endeavor Academy DElementary · Grades PK–8 · 665 students KC International-Wallace DElementary · Grades PK–8 · 662 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MO. Ratings are from neighbors.