Kansas City has 23 NAEYC-accredited preschools, 11,882 acres of parkland, and about a 21 minute average commute for workers
City: Kansas City
State: Missouri
Best Cities Overall Rank: 68
About Kansas City:
Kansas City is home to the Country Club Plaza, a 14-square-block outdoor shopping area located in the heart of downtown and designed to resemble romantic Spanish architecture. Try catching a Royals baseball game or a Chiefs football game to experience the true KC sports fan.
Kansas City has 23 NAEYC-accredited preschools, 11,882 acres of parkland, and about a 21 minute average commute for workers.
County: Jackson
Population: 451,572
Official website for city visitors’ bureau/city: Visitors’ bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: The Kansas City Star
Kansas City blogs:
Kansas City‘s Facebook page: Follow Kansas City on Facebook
Kansas City‘s Twitter page: Follow Kansas City on Twitter
Education rank: 23
High School graduation rate 2008: 66%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 1
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 0.22
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 23
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 5.09
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 267
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
Total Expenditures Per Student: $12,486
Health rank: 31
Quality children’s hospitals: 1
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.22
Quality Pediatricians: 1
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0.22
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0
Safety rank: 97
Violent Crimes, 2008: 6,269
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 1,388.26
Sex Offenders: 1745
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 386.43
Economy rank: 43
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 21.2
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 9.09
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 758.43
Median Home List Price: $139,000
Recreation Rank: 11
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 11,882
Parkland per 100,000: 2,631.25
