Is Kansas City, KS a good place to invest in rental property?

Kansas City, KS has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-296 and a median cap rate of 4.8%, on a median sold price of $295,000. Prices changed +3.4% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Kansas City, KS?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Kansas City, KS is 4.8%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Kansas City, KS?

The median sold price in Kansas City, KS is $295,000 (about $180 per square foot).

Investing in Kansas City, KS Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Kansas City, KS rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$295,000Median sold price

$180Median $/sqft

4.8%Median cap rate

$-296Modeled cash flow / mo

+3.4%Appreciation YoY

17.9Months of supply

714Active listings

478Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Kansas City numbers say

In Kansas City, KS, the median home sold for $295,000 (about $180 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 4.8% cap rate with a median $-296 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +3.4% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 17.9 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

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