ZIP 64112
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 64112 usually run 1.4% below trend in March and 0.9% above it in July, about $34 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 64112 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in February 2018.
Rent in ZIP 64112 changed +2.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 119 Missouri ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 64112 rose 23.1% while median household income rose 34.3% ($75,017 to $100,736). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 64112 is 27% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($100,736) is $2,518 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,430).
13th cheapest of 26 ZIP codes in Kansas City.
ZIP 64111, 1 mile away, rents for 11% less ($1,308/mo), about $1,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 64112. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 64112 (Kansas City, MO) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 79.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 64112 in Kansas City, MO has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 64112 in Kansas City, MO has climbed from $1,140 to $1,463, a 28.3% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $92,083 to $100,736 across the same window, up 9.4% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 3.3% since 2021, moving from about 8,545 residents to roughly 8,260. Renters now make up 53.3% of households, compared with 58.1% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 64112 in Kansas City, MO look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 64112 covers Kansas City, MO. The median rent here is $1,463/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,380/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,570/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($100,736/yr), ZIP 64112 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.2% over the past year.
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At $1,463/mo, rent takes ~17% of ZIP 64112's median household income ($100,736/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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