Population
Detroit
636,644
Kansas City
508,233
Median Income
Detroit
$39,575
Kansas City
$67,449
Home Value
Detroit
$76,800
Kansas City
$227,000
Rent
Detroit
$1,034
Kansas City
$1,186
Crime Rate
Detroit
17.82
Kansas City
15.47
Cost of Living
Detroit
76.9
Kansas City
110.9
Avg Temp
Detroit
50°F
Kansas City
56°F
Unemployment
Detroit
14.2%
Kansas City
4.7%
How Similar Are Detroit & Kansas City?
Kansas City is Detroit's #8 most similar city
1 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Detroit
636,644
Kansas City
508,233
Detroit has a 20% larger population than Kansas City.
Violent Crime
Detroit
17.82
Kansas City
15.47
Detroit has a 13% higher violent crime than Kansas City.
Property Crime
Detroit
43.05
Kansas City
46.77
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 8% difference.
Political Leaning
Detroit
33.7%
Kansas City
39.5%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Kansas City has a stronger Democratic lean (15% difference).
Unemployment
Detroit
14.2%
Kansas City
4.7%
Detroit's unemployment is significantly higher than Kansas City's — 67% difference.
Median Income
Detroit
$39,575
Kansas City
$67,449
Kansas City has a 41% higher median income than Detroit.
Home Values
Detroit
$76,800
Kansas City
$227,000
Kansas City's home values is significantly higher than Detroit's — 66% difference.
Education
Detroit
11.6%
Kansas City
25.8%
Kansas City's education is significantly higher than Detroit's — 55% difference.
Demographics
Detroit
11.7%
Kansas City
57.8%
Kansas City's demographics is significantly higher than Detroit's — 80% difference.
Cost of Living
Detroit
76.9
Kansas City
110.9
Kansas City has a 31% higher cost of living than Detroit.
1 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Detroit and Kansas City differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Detroit
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Kansas City
Kansas City leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Detroit leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDDetroit scores 60.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 103.1 in Kansas City. Detroit scores 85.1 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 125.7 in Kansas City. Detroit scores 76.9 on the overall cost index (100 = national avg) vs 110.9 in Kansas City.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSKansas City has a vacancy rate of 9.9% compared to 22.3% in Detroit. Kansas City has a median home value of $227,000 vs $76,800 in Detroit (66% higher). Detroit has a median property tax of $1,382 vs $2,543 in Kansas City (46% 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 14.2% in Detroit. Kansas City has a poverty rate of 14.6% compared to 31.5% in Detroit. Kansas City has a median household income of $67,449 vs $39,575 in Detroit (41% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Kansas City leads
Source: FBI UCRDetroit has a violent crime clearance of 42.3% compared to 20.5% in Kansas City. Kansas City has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 4.90 compared to 7.03 in Detroit. Kansas City has a property crime clearance of 8.5% compared to 5.8% in Detroit.
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Weather & Climate — Kansas City leads
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoKansas City: 6.3" vs Detroit: 11.0" for annual snowfall. Detroit: 31.2" vs Kansas City: 38.9" for annual rainfall. Kansas City gets 29 more sunny days per year than Detroit.
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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 11.6% in Detroit. Kansas City has a high school diploma or higher of 42.9% compared to 33.4% in Detroit.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDetroit has a population of 636,644, about 1.3x the size of Kansas City (508,233).
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Detroit
Kansas City
Healthcare — Kansas City leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareKansas City: 4.0 vs Detroit: 2.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDetroit has a public transit of 6.0% compared to 1.9% in Kansas City. Detroit 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 Detroit.
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