ZIP 64137
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 64137 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in November 2021.
Rent in ZIP 64137 changed +7.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 119 Missouri ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.6%.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($66,036) is $1,651 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,290); a 3-bedroom is $1,680.
23rd cheapest of 26 ZIP codes in Kansas City.
ZIP 64131, 2 miles away, rents for 24% less ($1,226/mo), about $4,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 64137. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 64137 (Kansas City, MO) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 40.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 64137 in Kansas City, MO has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 64137 in Kansas City, MO has shifted from $1,260 to $1,603, up 27.2% since 2022. Census figures show median household income at $66,036 today, compared with $55,688 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 64137 in Kansas City, MO losing about 1,479 residents over the five-year window, down 13.6% on net. The renter share has eased from 53% to 49.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 64137 covers Kansas City, MO. The median rent here is $1,603/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,140/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,290/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($66,036/yr), ZIP 64137 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.0% over the past year.
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