Kansas City vs Springfield
Kansas City, MO compared with Springfield, MO · 150 miles apart
Kansas City has 521,220 residents to Springfield’s 169,847. Kansas City comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Springfield does better on median rent, average commute, unemployment.
| Kansas City, MO | Springfield, MO | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 521,220 | 169,847 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,657 | 2,038 |
| Median household income | $69,166 | $49,311 |
| Median home value | $242,900 | $177,700 |
| Median rent | $1,238 | $964 |
| Homeownership | 55.4% | 43.9% |
| Average commute | 21.7 min | 17.6 min |
| Median age | 35.8 | 33.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.4% | 31.4% |
| Poverty rate | 14.6% | 18.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 3.6× |
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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