Population
Cleveland
367,523
Kansas City
508,233
Median Income
Cleveland
$39,187
Kansas City
$67,449
Home Value
Cleveland
$94,100
Kansas City
$227,000
Rent
Cleveland
$894
Kansas City
$1,186
Crime Rate
Cleveland
15.61
Kansas City
15.47
Cost of Living
Cleveland
78.0
Kansas City
110.9
Avg Temp
Cleveland
51°F
Kansas City
56°F
Unemployment
Cleveland
11.5%
Kansas City
4.7%
How Similar Are Cleveland & Kansas City?
Kansas City is Cleveland's #6 most similar city
2 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Cleveland
367,523
Kansas City
508,233
Kansas City has a 28% larger population than Cleveland.
Violent Crime
Cleveland
15.61
Kansas City
15.47
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 1% difference.
Property Crime
Cleveland
44.26
Kansas City
46.77
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Cleveland
33.9%
Kansas City
39.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Kansas City has a stronger Democratic lean (14% difference).
Unemployment
Cleveland
11.5%
Kansas City
4.7%
Cleveland's unemployment is significantly higher than Kansas City's — 59% difference.
Median Income
Cleveland
$39,187
Kansas City
$67,449
Kansas City has a 42% higher median income than Cleveland.
Home Values
Cleveland
$94,100
Kansas City
$227,000
Kansas City's home values is significantly higher than Cleveland's — 59% difference.
Education
Cleveland
14.8%
Kansas City
25.8%
Kansas City has a 43% higher education than Cleveland.
Demographics
Cleveland
36.7%
Kansas City
57.8%
Kansas City has a 37% higher demographics than Cleveland.
Cost of Living
Cleveland
78.0
Kansas City
110.9
Kansas City has a 30% higher cost of living than Cleveland.
2 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Cleveland and Kansas City differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Kansas City
Kansas City leads in 6 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Cleveland leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDCleveland scores 80.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 125.7 in Kansas City. Cleveland scores 78.0 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 110.9 in Kansas City. Cleveland has a living wage (1 adult) of $34,335 vs $48,791 in Kansas City (30% lower).
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Housing Market — Kansas City leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSKansas City has a vacancy rate of 9.9% compared to 15.9% in Cleveland. Kansas City has a median home value of $227,000 vs $94,100 in Cleveland (59% higher). Cleveland has a median property tax of $1,699 vs $2,543 in Kansas City (33% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Kansas City leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSKansas City has a unemployment rate of 4.7% compared to 11.5% in Cleveland. Kansas City has a poverty rate of 14.6% compared to 30.8% in Cleveland. Kansas City has a median household income of $67,449 vs $39,187 in Cleveland (42% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Kansas City leads
Source: FBI UCRKansas City has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 4.90 compared to 8.60 in Cleveland. Kansas City has a property crime clearance of 8.5% compared to 2.7% in Cleveland. Kansas City has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 2.54 compared to 3.89 in Cleveland.
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Weather & Climate — Kansas City leads
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoKansas City: 6.3" vs Cleveland: 14.9" for annual snowfall. Kansas City gets 53 more sunny days per year than Cleveland. Kansas City averages 64°F, about 7°F cooler than Cleveland.
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Schools & Education — Kansas City leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauKansas City has a bachelor's degree or higher of 25.8% compared to 14.8% in Cleveland. Kansas City has a high school diploma or higher of 42.9% compared to 38.0% in Cleveland.
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High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSKansas City has a population of 508,233, about 1.4x the size of Cleveland (367,523).
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Cleveland
Kansas City
Healthcare — Kansas City leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareKansas City: 4.0 vs Cleveland: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSCleveland has a public transit of 6.9% compared to 1.9% in Kansas City. Cleveland has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.2% in Kansas City. Kansas City has a work from home of 14.8% compared to 10.1% in Cleveland.
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