Neighborhood Profile

Independence Plaza

Kansas City, MO | Jackson County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
30.1
National rank: #13,467 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
17.4
Score
Value Opportunity
44.9
Score
Momentum
29.7
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationKansas City, MO
CountyJackson County
National rank#13,467 of 14,967
State rank#294 of 331
City rank#129 of 143
County rank#169 of 183
National percentile10.0
National bandLOWER_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$137,278
Year-over-year home value change-4.7%
Month-over-month home value change0.45%
Home value to income ratio2.58
Median household income$53,264
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%
Civilian unemployment rate14.5%
Homeownership rate55.7%
Housing vacancy rate23.1%
Rent burden 30% or higher69.8%

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 Independence Plaza

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Independence Plaza?

Independence Plaza is ranked #129 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City; #294 of 331 eligible neighborhoods in MO; and #13,467 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Independence Plaza one of the best neighborhoods in Kansas City?

Independence Plaza has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 30.1 and a city ranking of #129 of 143 eligible neighborhoods in Kansas City.

How much are homes worth in Independence Plaza?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Independence Plaza is approximately $137,278.

Are home values rising or falling in Independence Plaza?

Zillow neighborhood values changed -4.7% year over year and 0.45% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Independence Plaza?

Independence Plaza has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 29.7. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Independence Plaza?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $53,264.

How affordable is Independence Plaza relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2.58. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Independence Plaza primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 55.7%.

What is the unemployment rate in Independence Plaza?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 14.5%.

How educated are residents of Independence Plaza?

Approximately 10.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Independence Plaza face high rent burden?

Approximately 69.8% 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 Independence Plaza?

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 applications36
Estimated originations18
Home-purchase applications16
Origination rate49.2%
Home-purchase share44.7%
Average application loan$178,107
Total application loan amount$6,362,513
National application rank#8,580 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 16.4% YoY; originations 16.0% 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.