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SheetKS-ROELAND-PARK-KS · Roeland Park, KS 6,800 pop · income 70th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Roeland Park
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Roeland Park on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Bennettsville · lowest
40,889
Bennettsville · lowest
40,889 median HH income
38.1% of the leader · rank #1
Woodmont · near
89,375
Woodmont · near
89,375 median HH income
83.3% of the leader · rank #2
Wailea · near
89,375
Wailea · near
89,375 median HH income
83.3% of the leader · rank #3
Peppermill · near
89,375
Peppermill · near
89,375 median HH income
83.3% of the leader · rank #4
Roeland Park · this city
89,385
Roeland Park · this city
89,385 median HH income
83.3% of the leader · rank #5
Metzger · near
89,394
Metzger · near
89,394 median HH income
83.3% of the leader · rank #6
Bowleys Quart… · highest
107,339
Bowleys Quart… · highest
107,339 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Roeland Park on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 6,800.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Roeland Park - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Roeland Park lands in the 70th percentile for household income and the 23rd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
70th
percentile, household income
58th
percentile, home value
6th
percentile, median rent
23rd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Roeland Park, KS
Roeland Park is a small town in Kansas, home to 6,800 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Roeland Park households earn a median of $89,385 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.9%. Typical homes in Roeland Park are valued around $262,700, and the median resident age is 33.9 years. 53.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 70.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 2 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 100% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2462.1 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Kansas run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Kansas scores 90.1 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $947 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $217 across Kansas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 29.9 out of 100 (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Roeland Park's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to population change to comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Roeland Park, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What can the FBI record say about safety in Roeland Park?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2462.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 8% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Is Roeland Park growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -182 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -2.7% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 2 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Which cities make useful reference points for Roeland Park?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Kansas, the closest population matches are Pratt (6,559 residents, $63,512 income); Abilene (6,449 residents, $56,592 income); Basehor (7,229 residents, $106,325 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Columbiana, OH (6,800 residents); Bennettsville, SC (6,798 residents); Lake Alfred, FL (6,803 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
How far does income reach against housing in Roeland Park?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 9.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Roeland Park?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.2%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
78.2%
Work from home
14.4%
Public transit
0.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 4,070 workers age 16+.
Above median income · poverty 9.9% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.1 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Kansas average
B-
City profile score · Roeland Park, KS
66/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A
53.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living A
90.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income B-
$89,385
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime C-
180 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate D
9.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Roeland Park profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 87/100 (A) · 53.6%
Cost of living: 85/100 (A) · 90.1 index
Household income: 69/100 (B-) · $89,385
Violent crime: 51/100 (C-) · 180 /100k
Poverty rate: 40/100 (D) · 9.9%
Where Roeland Park sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Roeland Park's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Roeland Park highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Roeland Park, KS (this city): home $262,700, crime 2,462/100k
Columbiana, OH : home $187,000, crime 381/100k
Bennettsville, SC : home $82,700, crime 4,557/100k
Lake Alfred, FL : home $226,800, crime 1,098/100k
Marshall, MI : home $169,800, crime 1,391/100k
Murphysboro, IL : home $79,600, crime 3,466/100k
Abilene, KS : home $136,000, crime 1,537/100k
Basehor, KS : home $314,100, crime 738/100k
Fort Scott, KS : home $89,400, crime 1,981/100k
Eudora, KS : home $231,500, crime 339/100k
How does Roeland Park compare to other US cities?
Here's how Roeland Park stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income70% higher than other cities
Home value58% pricier than other cities
Median rent6% pricier than other cities
Safety23% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Kansas, Roeland Park ranks #84 of 109 Kansas cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Roeland Park against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Kansas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Kansas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Roeland Park near the bottom of Kansas's cities
Among the 552 Kansas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Roeland Park ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Roeland Park only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#47 of 527
91st percentile in Kansas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 552
0th percentile in Kansas
Median Home Value
#26 of 527
95th percentile in Kansas
Poverty Rate
#194 of 552
64th percentile in Kansas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#17 of 552
97th percentile in Kansas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Kansas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
70th percentile nationally for median household income · 23rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Roeland Park's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Roeland Park's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Roeland Park's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$262,70042nd percentilemore affordable than 42% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Roeland Park's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#6,359 of 15,516
More affordable than 59% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,420 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.9×, Roeland Park sits in the affordable band:
national rank #6,359 of 15,516 and #5,420 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$89,385Roeland Park, KS median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Roeland Park, KS median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Roeland Park, KS.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)53.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)70.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
6,800
Median Income
$89,385
Median Home Value
$262,700
Median Age
33.9
Poverty Rate
9.9%
Labor force participation
70.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
53.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2462.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
180.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2281.9
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Roeland Park's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
6,865 residents
2021
6,810 residents
2022
6,744 residents
2023
6,705 residents
2024
6,684 residents
2025
6,683 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
2
housing units authorized
Single-Family
2
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
1
1
0
$0.6M
2020
4
4
0
$2.0M
2021
1
1
0
$0.3M
2022
2
2
0
$0.8M
2023
1
1
0
$0.8M
2024
2
2
0
$0.7M
Permit volume increased 100% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
78.2%
Carpool
4.8%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.8%
Work from Home
14.4%
Other
1.8%
Based on 4,070 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Kansas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $217
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Kansas at $217 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Kansas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Roeland Park. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Kansas's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.1 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Roeland Park is $947/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Kansas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 29.9 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Kansas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Roeland Park sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Roeland Park compares to similar-size Kansas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.