Kansas City Real Estate Market

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Kansas City, MO asks $415,000 — up 1.4% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 45 days to go under contract, and 15% of the 5,957 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a balanced market. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Kansas City scores 50/100 on our composite Investor Score (#457 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 51% over five years and +111% over ten, leaving prices 72% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,355/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 3.9%; active inventory sits at 94% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 1.4% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Kansas City's housing market shows slowing buyer activity, price reductions, and increasing inventory, despite projections of future price growth and lower rates. — AI-generated summary of the headlines above; read the linked coverage before relying on it.