ZIP 64117
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 64117 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2022.
Rent in ZIP 64117 changed +3.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 119 Missouri ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.6%.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($59,601) is $1,490 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,180); a 3-bedroom is $1,540.
1st cheapest of 26 ZIP codes in Kansas City.
ZIP 64053, 5 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,020/mo), about $1,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 64117. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 64117 (Kansas City, MO) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 20.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 64117 in Kansas City, MO has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 64117 in Kansas City, MO has increased 20.1% since 2022, going from about $984 per month to roughly $1,182 today. Median household income grew from $52,182 to $59,601 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.2% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.9 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 14,677 to 14,919 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.6% change. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 64117 in Kansas City, MO reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 64117 covers Kansas City, MO. The median rent here is $1,182/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,040/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,180/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($59,601/yr), ZIP 64117 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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