Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Kansas, you would:
Safety
be 10.8% less likely to be a victim of violent crime
Kansas has a violent crime rate of 424 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 379 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 27.5% more for a home
The median home value in Kansas is $203,400 as of 2023, compared to $259,400 in North Carolina as of 2023.
pay 12.9% more in rent
The median monthly gross rent in Kansas is $1,029 as of 2023, while in North Carolina, it is $1,162 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
live among residents who are 1.9 years older on average
The median age in Kansas is 37.2 years as of 2023. In North Carolina, the median age is 39.1 years as of 2023.
be 17.1% more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Kansas, 4.1% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 4.8% as of 2023.
commute 5.3 minutes longer
The average one-way commute in Kansas takes 19.8 minutes as of 2023. In North Carolina, it takes 25.1 minutes as of 2023.
be 11.6% more likely to be uninsured
In Kansas, 8.6% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 9.6% as of 2023.
live in an area that is 6.2 times more densely populated
Kansas has a population density of 13.9 people per sq km as of 2023. In North Carolina, that number is 86.2 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 14.3% more likely to be food insecure
In Kansas, 9.8% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In North Carolina, that number is 11.2% as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
