Neighborhood Profile

Central Business District

Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
51.7
National rank: #7,030 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
51.2
Score
Value Opportunity
63.8
Score
Momentum
35.5
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationKansas City, MO
CountyJackson County
National rank#7,030 of 14,967
State rank#156 of 331
City rank#67 of 143
County rank#85 of 183
National percentile53.0
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$274,682
Year-over-year home value change-0.4%
Month-over-month home value change-0.22%
Home value to income ratio3.80
Median household income$72,256
Bachelor's degree or higher62.1%
Civilian unemployment rate2.7%
Homeownership rate17.2%
Housing vacancy rate11.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher45.1%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Central Business District

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Central Business District?

Central Business District is ranked #67 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #156 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #7,030 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Central Business District one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?

Central Business District has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 51.7 and a city ranking of #67 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.

How much are homes worth in Central Business District?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Central Business District is approximately $274,682.

Are home values rising or falling in Central Business District?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.4% year over year and -0.22% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Central Business District?

Central Business District has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 35.5. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Central Business District?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $72,256.

How affordable is Central Business District relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.80. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Central Business District primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 17.2%.

What is the unemployment rate in Central Business District?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.7%.

How educated are residents of Central Business District?

Approximately 62.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Central Business District face high rent burden?

Approximately 45.1% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Central Business District?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications131
Estimated originations79
Home-purchase applications98
Origination rate60.1%
Home-purchase share74.3%
Average application loan$1,001,429
Total application loan amount$131,385,994
National application rank#3,363 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 2.1% YoY; originations 17.7% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.