Location Summary

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Kansas City, MO

     
        Overall Rankings  
     
  Metro Area (out of 45):  
       Basic Housing:  15th  
       Healthy Housing:  18th  
     
  Central City (out of 44):  
       Basic Housing:  1st  
       Healthy Housing:  9th  
     
     
  Click here for the Kansas City Data Table  
     
  Data source:  2002 American Housing Survey  
     


Location Summary

Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Kansas City area has fewer homes with signs of rats, rooms heaters without flues, and lacking complete plumbing. Central city and rental homes were less likely than the national average to have lack kitchen facilities or experience flush toilet breakdowns.

Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Kansas City-area homes have more problems with signs of mice, water leaks from outside, open cracks or holes in walls, and foundation problems. Areas outside the central city and owner-occupant homes were more likely to have holes in floors, broken plaster and peeling paint, and roofing, siding, and window problems.

Community Information: The Kansas City MSA includes parts of Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray counties, Missouri; and Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, and Wyandotte counties, Kansas.  In 2002, the MSA included 697,400 occupied dwelling units, 25.5% of which were located in the central city of Kansas City. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 23rd (12.8%) for the MSA and 21st (24.3%) for the central city. The median house age in the Kansas City MSA was 1972. The percentage of rental units ranked 25th (26.4%) for the MSA and 10th (41.1%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Kansas City had a lower poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 10th (9.5%) for the entire MSA and 13th (14.8%) for homes in the central city.

 

Kansas City, MO

MSACentral CityOutside Central City
MetricPercent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem

Basic Housing Quality
Severe physical problems
1.8%
0.5%
2.2%
Moderate physical problems
2.7%
3.4%
2.5%

Interior Problems
Holes in floors
1.2%
0.8%
1.4%
Open cracks or holes in walls
6.5%
7.8%
6.1%
Broken plaster/peeling paint
2.2%
2.3%
2.2%
Signs of rats
0.2%
0.7%
0.1%
Signs of mice
6.3%
8.2%
5.6%
Water leaks from inside
7.4%
8.0%
7.2%
Water leaks from outside
15.1%
15.0%
15.1%
Water supply stoppage
3.2%
3.1%
3.3%
Flush toilet breakdown
1.6%
1.9%
1.5%
Sewage disposal breakdown
1.9%
2.3%
1.7%
Lacking complete plumbing
0.6%
0.4%
0.6%
Heating equip breakdown
2.5%
2.0%
2.6%
Room heater without flue
0.5%
0.6%
0.4%
Exposed wiring in unit
0.5%
0.9%
0.3%
Rooms w/o working elect. outlet
1.3%
1.8%
1.1%
Lacking kitchen facilities
1.0%
1.3%
0.9%

Exterior Problems
Roofing problems
6.4%
6.1%
6.5%
Siding problems
3.9%
4.8%
3.6%
Window problems
4.6%
5.9%
4.2%
Foundation problems
4.1%
4.1%
4.0%

Any Identified Problem
Any Identified Problem
39.1%
41.8%
38.2%


MSARentalOwner Occupied
MetricPercent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem Percent W/ Problem

Basic Housing Quality
Severe physical problems
1.8%
1.9%
1.7%
Moderate physical problems
2.7%
5.1%
1.6%

Interior Problems
Holes in floors
1.2%
2.1%
0.9%
Open cracks or holes in walls
6.5%
9.3%
5.4%
Broken plaster/peeling paint
2.2%
2.5%
2.1%
Signs of rats
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
Signs of mice
6.3%
7.3%
5.8%
Water leaks from inside
7.4%
9.6%
6.4%
Water leaks from outside
15.1%
13.4%
15.8%
Water supply stoppage
3.2%
4.7%
2.6%
Flush toilet breakdown
1.6%
3.1%
1.0%
Sewage disposal breakdown
1.9%
1.6%
2.0%
Lacking complete plumbing
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
Heating equip breakdown
2.5%
2.8%
2.3%
Room heater without flue
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
Exposed wiring in unit
0.5%
0.9%
0.3%
Rooms w/o working elect. outlet
1.3%
2.2%
0.9%
Lacking kitchen facilities
1.0%
2.4%
0.4%

Exterior Problems
Roofing problems
6.4%
6.9%
6.1%
Siding problems
3.9%
5.0%
3.4%
Window problems
4.6%
5.1%
4.4%
Foundation problems
4.1%
4.5%
3.9%

Any Identified Problem
Any Identified Problem
39.1%
40.9%
38.3%
Legend:    Most Healthy  Most Unhealthy