Housing in Shoal Creek Valley at a glance
- Population
- about 39,541
- Housing units
- about 14,366
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $390,000Kansas City: $242,900 (+60%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,650 a monthKansas City: $1,238 (+33%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 83.9%Kansas City: 55.4%
- Homes built before 1980
- 3.1%
- Median year built
- 2006
Housing in Shoal Creek Valley, north of Kansas City's population centre, is the newest in town: a mere 3.1% of homes pre-date 1980, and 2006 is the median year of construction. The sector also heads the ranking on money, ahead of the other sectors with data. Owners put the median value at $390,000, which beats Kansas City overall ($242,900) by 60%, and tenants pay $1,650, the highest rent in the list, 33% over the $1,238 citywide. Ownership peaks here as well: 83.9% of households own, a lead of 28.5 points on the 55.4% across the city. Next door, Gashland/Nashua is at $299,000, Briarcliff/Winnwood lags at $204,000, and Line Creek Valley reaches $282,000. Behind these figures sit seven census tracts and 39,541 residents, with 11,656 owner households against just 2,236 renting. Gashland/Nashua, the closest of the three on ownership, stands at 70.6%, while Line Creek Valley falls to 54.4%, below the citywide share.
Questions about Shoal Creek Valley
What is the median home value in Shoal Creek Valley, Kansas City?
$390,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $242,900 for Kansas City as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Shoal Creek Valley?
$1,650 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,238 in Kansas City (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Shoal Creek Valley own or rent?
Most own: 83.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 55.4% in Kansas City (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 7 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Shoal Creek Valley is one of the 10 most populous of 17 area plans of Kansas City: estimated population about 39,541 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Kansas City, Missouri GIS, Area Plan Boundaries, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Kansas City as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Shoal Creek Valley
The closest sectors of Kansas City, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Kansas City
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Shoal Creek Valley. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Shoal Creek Valley? Ask for your spot.