Nada - 4/27/2012

Nada

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Pretty conservative - 3/31/2012

Kansas City is pretty conservative - not a progressive city!

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Four seasons - 3/11/2012

Kansas city has all four seasons: fall winter, spring, and summer.

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I definately agree the problems with Kansas City a - 2/9/2011

I've been living in KC in the Northland area for the last four years, and I'm ready to get out here Pronto! People here are really polite but very unfriendly. Lots of prejudiced and close minded people. I'm a friendly person easy going that have lots of friends in other states and around the world, because I've lived in Europe and South America. And I have to said I've ever had any problems making new friends like I've experienced here. I only have one good friend even though I know a decent amount of people; they are just not into making new friends! Loneliness is the rule here not the exception. The weather is horrible freezing cold during the winter and steamy hot during the summer. Oh and don't forget here is not beach or mountain. Lots of deer if you like hunting... So that's why is cheaper to live here than in other cities.

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Kansas City, MO - Going, Going, and Almost Gone - 1/6/2011

I’d like to put my two cents in regarding living in Kansas City for nearly 14 years. Let’s talk about the good first, because there is plenty good about KC, MO. • The older neighborhoods (e.g., Midtown, Waldo, Brookside) are beautiful – gorgeous old properties, flagstone walls, huge trees, and a great mix of people. The area surrounding West 39th Street is especially endearing with its great vintage homes, funky bookstores, and dive bars full of the great local (and generally well read and traveled) weirdos. I’ve lived in lots of places around the U.S., and the 39th Street area is hands-down the best. Just an awesome vibe in general. Friends and family visiting from “real” cities would remark about how surprisingly fun and appealing midtown is. • The city has plenty of great restaurants and bars, as well as museums, music venues, and casinos. Some great parks in the area, and the zoo is decent. Westport is good for the younger party crowd to get their drunk on. The River Market is fantastic, and a walk along the Missouri River at sunset at Berkeley Park is one of life’s better experiences. With all its hills, rivers, and trees, KC is quite pretty in the Midwestern sense. • You can rent a pretty cool apartment or buy a great old house with character for not much money compared to other major cities. • While I’ve never been to New England, I’d say you couldn’t ask for a prettier autumn than that which KC offers – brilliant trees and golden sunshine tempered with epic thunderstorms. And now for why I had to leave: • The CRIME. My gawd but it’s increased exponentially in the past three years or so. You’re an anomaly if your house hasn’t been robbed or you’ve never had your car stolen. At the very least, you’ll have your license plates or stereo stolen at least twice a year if you have to park on the street. The gangbangers and wannabes are taking over. The baggy pants and gold teeth crowd are now pushing aside the hippies and med students for sidewalk space, and the gunshots keep getting closer to the once “good” neighborhoods. If you read the papers, there’s at least one shooting a day. KC isn’t that big, and yet there was something like 100 murders in 2010. I used to feel completely safe walking the dog at midnight, but after a few experiences with large crowds of thugs flashing their gang symbols and crackheads blocking the sidewalk with their tweaked-out scuffles, I’d advise doing your walking during the daylight hours. You wonder when your trip to the convenience store will be your last, because it’s getting robbed and shot up. Again. And your insurance rates will be a painful indicator of the crime in the area. • City infrastructure and management are both inept and corrupt. You pay taxes out the nose for spectacularly failing schools and metal plates on the streets. • Utilities are rising at an alarming rate, as is the price of groceries. What’s the use of cheaper rent when your gas bill alone is $300 and a hundred bucks will buy you three lousy sacks of mediocre food?? • Summers are frankly pretty awful. While it’s green and lush, it’s like trying to breathe soup. Too many bugs, and everything gets moldy or rots. I could go on for pages with more pros and cons regarding KC, but there it is in the abbreviated form. I honestly feel that KC is going the way of Detroit, and it makes me incredibly sad. The good people are sick of the crime and political bs and moving away. Elvis has left the building, so to speak. So many of those once immaculately maintained grand old properties are now abandoned or crawling with Section 8 parasites, because regular people can’t afford to heat or maintain them anymore. Like a depressingly large number of historic American neighborhoods, Kansas City’s core is being left to decay. As for the surrounding areas, I never spent much time in them. Suburban KC, MO (Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs, KC North, etc.) seems pleasant, but dull and way too far out to commute. Kansas City, Kansas, especially the Strawberry Hill area, has a lot of the same architectural charm as MO, but the crime and poverty there are also appalling. Neighboring Johnson County, KS (Overland Park, Leawood, Shawnee, etc.) is largely insufferable with its spoiled housewives trying to run you over in their SUVs because they’re too busy talking to their manicurist on their cell phone to pay attention to the road and the florid faced businessmen in tassled loafers barking at the waiters to hurry up with their $14 cocktail. Their bronzed and hair-extensioned teenage offspring drive better cars than some lawyers I know. Ugh. It's been a few months, and I'm still homesick for KC, or at least the way it used to be. I really didn’t want to leave, but I’m just not in a position to go down with the ship.

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Heart of America - 7/6/2010

We've lived in many places; always preferred smaller cities. This is a good place. Big enough to be a real city with museums, symphony, parks and major league sports teams yet small enough to be manageable. I can drive around the beltway and access almost everything in less than ninety minutes. Cost of living is reasonable and climate is not extreme. It's certainly worth a look if you're looking for city life without megalopolis.

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If you are a single female, run, don't walk away f - 5/12/2010

I feel sorry for Kansas City in a way. It has so much potential. It's spread out, easy to get around in, the traffic isn't too bad and there are beautiful things to see. There's also a lot of big-name concerts and more performing arts than you would imagine in this type of city. You do have to own a car or you are screwed because if you ride your bike, you will be run over (probably the most "bike-unfriendly" city out there) and the bus system sucks. Walking is ok if you are not afraid of being mugged or raped. Yes, the crime is bad, but you learn how to avoid it mostly. Then what's the real problem? It's the people...I've never lived in a lonelier place. Everyone here is from here or near here except me. They all have the same friends from high school or college I guess and are not looking for more. They are also extremely complacent. This is not a growth-oriented population! I work as a contract trainer all over the US. Kansas City people are some of the worst audiences. They do not want to learn or grow. Everywhere else that I've lived, I've had a group of interesting, intellectual friends and lots of dating options. Not here. I have friends all over the US, just not here. I have a few friends and I know a lot of people, but it's still so lonely because most of them do not want to develop friendships. Even worse than that is the dating. Since I travel a lot (that's the only way I could live here and survive), I know it's not me. The guys here are horrible. Yes, there are some young college hotties, but I'm 45 so that's not a long-term solution (although I have gone there a time or two). The guys - even the less-than-attractive ones are rude and act as if you are lucky to be with them. I have tried to talk to guys at the book store etc, but they freak out if you just say hi. It's so weird. I have been hit on a few times by hot guys, but each one has either just moved here or is visiting from out of town. I do have a boyfriend now otherwise I would be outta here tomorrow. Whenever he goes out with his friends, even to happy hour, he is swarmed with desperate 20-something year old girls! Even when I'm there! It's the craziest thing! I image one will get him eventually and then I will move far, far away!! What I wouldn't give for some intelligent, enlightening conversation and a group of friends to meet for wine or coffee! Is that too much to ask?

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economics - 4/4/2010

good

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Horrible place - 2/14/2010

Kansas City is a horrible place to live unless you are Mexican or a ghetto gangster. Not a safe place to live. People can't drive, schools are horrible unless you want to send your kids to a private school. The Mayor shouldn't be in office. He has lost the city several company contracts that would have brought thousands of jobs. Hes trying to close the zoo. The roads here are very bad. Instead of fixing the roads they decided to make a stupid artsy bridge that is screwing up the downtown commute. The drugs are horrible here. Not a good place to raise a family. I can not stress how horrible this place is.

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Compared to LA, K.C. is a great place to live ! - 12/29/2009

I have lived many places. i was born and raised in KC, and moved to LA for 18 yrs. Although I enjoyed being in LA, coming back to KC was a breath of fresh air. The people are nice, it is relatively safe, but most of all, you get a lot of real estate for your money ! You can live in the city, country or by the lake of your choice...You get at least 5x more for the money. It is also a great place to raise a family.

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Living in KC - 12/26/2009

Love it. Great shopping, beautiful fountains and lots to do. It's the perfect size too!

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Kansas City - 12/21/2009

Kansas City is a great place to live. There are many things to do. It has more fountains and boulevards than any other city in the western hemisphere.(Nicknamed "City of fountains") Crime is a problem, but it is not as big of a problem as cities such as st. louis

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Kansas City--not a Cow Town anymore - 9/7/2009

Kansas City is made up of three distinct areas: Kansas City, MO, Kansas City, KS and "Johnson County", KS. If you have kids not yet in college, Johnson County is for you. KCMO has wondeful old neighborhoods, parks and shopping. KCK also has wonderful old neighborhoods but has a much richer ethnic mix. Downtown KCMO is in a grand revival with newly renovated warehouses cum condos; an outstanding arts district, lots of great restaurants and concert venues. As a single woman, I am fairly comfortable going out to meet friends at night. Good universities, professional services, easy grid streets with a few confusing cross streets but once you learn the 3-5 names for these through streets, you'll have no trouble getting around. Residents are very open and friendly. Airport is a bit of a drive but rated tops in the nation by business travelers because of easing access to gates. Weather is tolerable for midwest weather. Can have 70s in January or 15 below. More likely to have ice storms prior to snow storms but rarely stays really cold for long stretches. Summers are humid and can get into the 100s. Cost of living is lots lower than either coast and very stable.

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Weather - 6/27/2009

Am not that fond of the weather here. Long, cold damp winters and summer high in humidity with frequent rain. Yes, it makes things green but it can be stifling. Miss spring like weather of other states

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Disappointed - 5/15/2009

As a new parent searching for a kindergarten for my daughter I am incredibly disappointed with the choices of schools available to me. The schools are either rundown, filled with gang-bangers, unsafe, too far away and/or have the lowest rankings in education. Why is it impossible to have a good, clean school with proper education when there are schools in the next city that are top-rated schools?

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Quality not Quantity in KC - 4/16/2009

I just found this website and was shocked when I read a posting that KC has weird, strange, unfriendly people and nothing to offer. This is certainly one isolated opinion from a jaded person who didn't open themselves up to the art crawls, BBQ competitions, Jazz and Blues, and incredibly friendly trusting, helpful people (and what few street people we have are courteous and respect your boundaries). I've interviewed in other cities and haven't been drawn to leaving the comforts KC has to offer especially now with $6 billion being invested in downtown with it's new Sprint Center and Power & Light entertainment district. Yes, we don't have the scale of big cities like St. Louis and Chicago, but we also don't have the crime and high costs. Come be surprised.

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Tourists only - 3/26/2009

KC is for visitors who aren't afraid to get shot (because everywhere is the hood.) There is a lot to do, but when you've lived there as long as me (15 yrs) you get sick of looking at the same expensive places. If you like to see the sites, check us out, just remember, we ranked number 1 in murders in the country in 2007

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Research before you move here. - 3/3/2009

I have lived her for 10 years too long. Trust me, If you are thinking of moving here, turn the u-haul around and drive away from the city as fast as you can. The State of Kansas is even worse. The crime rate is through the roof. There were 126 Homicides in 2008 and violent crimes were also high. There is noting to do hear unless you want to get drunk all of the time. The sports teams are horible and the Chiefs football fans are rude. The summers are hot and humid and the winters are extremely cold. If you like doing nothing and don't mind being a victim of crime from time to time, come join us.

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Cheap Living, bad dating! - 9/24/2008

Kansas City is one of the best places to live as far as cheap housing. Well paying jobs are very hard to come by, the night life is okay, but the singles dating sceen is horrible. Apparently we are number one when it comes to on-line dating. I'm not that desparate yet for that!

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ok - 9/12/2008

Kansas City really is a nice place to live

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