Kansas City vs Shawnee
Kansas City, KS compared with Shawnee, KS · 8 miles apart
Kansas City has 157,805 residents to Shawnee’s 69,848. Kansas City comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Shawnee does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Kansas City, KS | Shawnee, KS | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 157,805 | 69,848 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,265 | 1,664 |
| Median household income | $62,401 | $109,940 |
| Median home value | $167,400 | $359,700 |
| Median rent | $1,123 | $1,322 |
| Homeownership | 60.9% | 73.7% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 22.3 min |
| Median age | 33.9 | 39 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 20.8% | 53.1% |
| Poverty rate | 16% | 5.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 3.3% |
| Price to income | 2.7× | 3.3× |
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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