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KC Metro Ranked Among Highest Gen Z Homeowner Rates



A study from SmartAsset has identified and ranked the metro area with the highest new Gen Z homeowner rates.


Posted August 6, 2024

A study from SmartAsset ranked the metro areas where Gen Z is buying homes at the fastest rates, with Kansas City among the highest in the nation.

Kansas City ranked No. 6 on the top ten list of metro areas. Metro areas are ranked by the percentage of local people less than age 25 who purchased a home with a mortgage in 2023, according to the study.

The percentage of local Gen Zers who purchased a home in 2023 in the KC metro was 1.44%, with the total Gen Z mortgages originated in 2023 being 1,921. Furthermore, KC metro area Gen Z has a median interest rate on mortgages of 6.63%, a median property value of $215,000 and a median income of roughly $67,000.

Top 10 metro areas where Gen Z is buying homes (mortgages originated in 2023):

  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN (2,266)
  • St. Louis, MO-IL (2,649)
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (2,279)
  • Jacksonville, FL (1,484)
  • Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (2,053)
  • Kansas City, MO-KS (1,921)
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (3,086)
  • Pittsburgh, PA (1,652)
  • Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN (1,654)
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (2,042)