Kansas City home prices (US$/m²): returns since 2012
Kansas City home prices, measured as the typical value per square meter (data: Redfin). This is the value of the property itself — bricks and mortar — not an investor's total return.
It excludes rent received and all costs (closing, property taxes, maintenance, vacancy). Compare it against U.S. inflation (CPI) and the S&P 500 below to see whether Kansas City real estate kept up.
Kansas City straddles the Missouri-Kansas line as an affordable Midwestern metro built on agriculture, freight rail, logistics and a long-standing financial and tech corridor. Its housing has historically sat well below coastal levels, and the metro weathered the 2008 crash with a milder decline than the Sun Belt and West. Demand has leaned on a diversified local economy and central location rather than speculative surges. It is a steady, affordable market by national standards. The numbers below reflect the value of the property per square meter, not the total an investor would have realized.
Cumulative return by window (in U.S. dollars)
| Window | Cumulative |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 4% |
| 5 years | 26% |
| 10 years | 68% |
Largest historical drop: -22% · annual volatility: 15% . Typical home price per m² (Redfin). Excludes rent received, closing costs, property taxes, maintenance and vacancy — the value of the property itself, not the investor's total return.
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Descriptive, educational content computed from official public data. Not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.