Kansas City, MO-KS investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area recorded 6,970 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 36,959 sales (19% of sales) across 641,554 single-family homes in 14 county-equivalents — 1.1 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 49% year over year (4,689 prior). Ranked #16 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Jackson County at 1.8 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Kansas City, MO-KSmetro area · Missouri + Kansas

🔥 #16 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

6,970

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

1.1

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+49%

4,689 → 6,970 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

19%

6,970 of 36,959 recorded sales

Turnover

5.8%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

641,554

Where inside Kansas City? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Jackson County, MO3,999 investor purchases · 1.8 per 100 homes · 29% of sales · 223,241 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
2	64130	Jackson County	498	5.4	67%	8.0%
3	64132	Jackson County	264	5.3	60%	8.8%
9	64128	Jackson County	185	3.8	54%	7.0%
11	64109	Jackson County	91	3.5	48%	7.2%
13	64134	Jackson County	261	3.4	46%	7.4%
15	64053	Jackson County	62	3.0	37%	8.0%
16	64127	Jackson County	159	2.8	45%	6.3%
17	64138	Jackson County	229	2.8	41%	6.9%
20	64123	Jackson County	81	2.5	40%	6.3%
21	64129	Jackson County	70	2.5	37%	6.6%

Wyandotte County, KS545 investor purchases · 1.2 per 100 homes · 22% of sales · 44,836 homes7 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
14	66103	Wyandotte County	66	1.9	33%	5.9%
15	66101	Wyandotte County	61	1.9	36%	5.4%
21	66102	Wyandotte County	119	1.5	26%	5.7%
26	66104	Wyandotte County	131	1.4	23%	6.0%
34	66106	Wyandotte County	76	1.1	19%	5.6%
46	66112	Wyandotte County	24	0.8	16%	4.9%
60	66109	Wyandotte County	45	0.6	13%	4.5%

Cass County, MO359 investor purchases · 1.0 per 100 homes · 17% of sales · 37,397 homes4 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
32	64012	Cass County	193	2.1	33%	6.3%
75	64080	Cass County	60	1.2	19%	6.1%
136	64083	Cass County	58	0.6	11%	5.7%
166	64701	Cass County	18	0.4	7%	5.6%

Clinton County, MO27 investor purchases · 0.9 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 2,938 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Clinton County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Lafayette County, MO80 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 10,225 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
54	64067	Lafayette County	29	1.4	25%	5.8%
103	64037	Lafayette County	17	0.9	14%	6.4%
146	64076	Lafayette County	15	0.6	9%	6.0%

Clay County, MO554 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 74,414 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
72	64116	Clay County	56	1.2	20%	6.3%
89	64024	Clay County	50	1.0	20%	5.1%
99	64117	Clay County	37	0.9	15%	6.1%
100	64119	Clay County	99	0.9	15%	6.2%
102	64118	Clay County	103	0.9	16%	5.5%
114	64068	Clay County	75	0.8	13%	6.0%
123	64156	Clay County	19	0.7	9%	8.0%
139	64155	Clay County	54	0.6	9%	6.6%
141	64060	Clay County	21	0.6	8%	7.7%
171	64157	Clay County	19	0.3	4%	6.0%

Miami County, KS94 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 14,169 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
20	66064	Miami County	33	1.6	23%	7.2%
50	66071	Miami County	30	0.8	14%	5.4%

Platte County, MO197 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 30,541 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
109	64079	Platte County	36	0.8	13%	6.3%
120	64151	Platte County	54	0.7	14%	5.4%
129	64152	Platte County	67	0.7	13%	5.4%

Leavenworth County, KS143 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 23,029 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
42	66048	Leavenworth County	89	0.9	16%	5.6%
55	66012	Leavenworth County	19	0.7	13%	5.2%

Johnson County, KS965 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 169,128 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
16	66208	Johnson County	166	1.9	27%	6.8%
28	66205	Johnson County	71	1.2	19%	6.5%
31	66204	Johnson County	60	1.1	19%	6.0%
32	66202	Johnson County	54	1.1	20%	5.7%
33	66206	Johnson County	43	1.1	18%	6.0%
47	66212	Johnson County	69	0.8	14%	5.7%
48	66207	Johnson County	38	0.8	15%	5.2%
64	66203	Johnson County	33	0.6	12%	4.8%
66	66085	Johnson County	19	0.5	9%	6.0%
67	66061	Johnson County	96	0.5	10%	5.4%

Bates County, MO3 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 915 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Bates County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Caldwell County, MO1 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 866 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Caldwell County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Ray County, MO3 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 23% of sales · 6,339 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Ray County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Linn County, KS0 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 0% of sales · 3,516 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Linn County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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