Rent Remains Too Damn High In Kansas City

With respect to the work of activist Jimmy McMillan . . . Survey data reveals that the flyover country discount isn't as deep as some of our recent arrivals from the coast might have imagined.

Also . . .

Let's not factor out the "opportunity cost" of the KC metro dating scene that's absolutely soul crushing and mostly consists of divorced women making horrible, horrible mistakes and then finding a nice guy with low standards.

Check-it:

In Kansas City, Missouri, renters are paying closer to $1,700 on average. It's a tough price to manage for people searching for places in the city.

Going a bit deeper, KC came in seventh out of the 50-largest metros in the US for a year-over-year median rent increases.

KC rent is lower than a national average by $300 a month, but a median of nearly $1,700 is still tough to swallow.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Data shows Kansas City rent prices somewhat stabilized, but tenants say it's still comparatively high

According to Rent.com, the median rent in Kansas and Missouri is about $1,200. It's a nearly 10 percent increase since last March in both states.