Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Kansas, you would:
Safety
be 37.7% 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 Pennsylvania, that number is 264 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 24.2% less likely to be a victim of property crime
Kansas has a property crime rate of 2,068 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, that number is 1,567 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 18.2% more for a home
The median home value in Kansas is $203,400 as of 2023, compared to $240,500 in Pennsylvania as of 2023.
pay 12.9% more in rent
The median monthly gross rent in Kansas is $1,029 as of 2023, while in Pennsylvania, it is $1,162 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 36.0% less likely to be uninsured
In Kansas, 8.6% of the population is without health insurance as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.
live among residents who are 3.7 years older on average
The median age in Kansas is 37.2 years as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, the median age is 40.9 years as of 2023.
commute 6.8 minutes longer
The average one-way commute in Kansas takes 19.8 minutes as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, it takes 26.6 minutes as of 2023.
live in an area that is 8.1 times more densely populated
Kansas has a population density of 13.9 people per sq km as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, that number is 112.2 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 19.5% less likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Kansas, 4.1% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, that number is 3.3% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
