Home prices
The cost of the median home in Independence is $114,100. In comparison to nearby areas this is about $10,900 (8%) lower.It is roughly $103,400 (47%) lower compared to the entire nation, and compared to the city of Kansas City is about $40,500 (26%) lower.
Rents
Independence's median rent is $864 a month. In comparison to other places in this area this is roughly $56 (6%) lower.It is roughly $198 (18%) lower in comparison to the United States as a whole, and it is roughly $77 (8%) lower compared to the city of Kansas City.
Nearby places
Sugar Creek
Sugar Creek is Independence's neighbor to the northwest. Its housing prices are a lot less expensive. The median home cost in Sugar Creek is $78,300, which is $35,800 (45%) lower than Independence. Its rents are fairly similar. Sugar Creek's median monthly rent is $827, which is $37 (4%) lower than Independence.
Blue Springs
Blue Springs is Independence's neighbor to the southeast. Real estate prices there are a bit more expensive. The price of the median home in Blue Springs is $166,000, which works out to $51,900 (31%) higher than Independence. The rent there is a little more expensive. The median rent in Blue Springs is $971 per month, which works out to $107 (11%) higher than Independence.
Birmingham
Birmingham is about 7 miles northwest from Independence. Its housing prices are a little less expensive. The median home in Birmingham is valued at $106,600, which is $7,500 (7%) lower than Independence. Rent there is similar. The median rent in Birmingham is $896 a month, which works out to $32 (3%) higher than Independence.
Buckner
Buckner is approximately 7 miles northeast from Independence. Real estate prices there are a little less expensive. The value of the median home in Buckner is $99,700, which works out to $14,400 (14%) lower than Independence. Rents there are fairly similar. The median rent in Buckner is $860 per month, which is very similar to Independence.
Grain Valley
Grain Valley is roughly 8 miles southeast of Independence. The housing prices there are a lot more expensive. The median home cost in Grain Valley is $174,400, which comes out to $60,300 (34%) higher than Independence. The rent there is a little more expensive. In Grain Valley the median rent is $1,044 a month, which comes out to $180 (17%) higher than Independence.
