Kansas City, North or South

[cheezscott]

Im moving to Kansas City this month and am looking for a home. Evereything So of the River seems 30-40-% more than the Northland (shoal creek) can anyone explain the difference and why theres so much more value added living south??

[homer]

My very uneducated guess is because Garmin and Sprint are both headquartered in the south and most of the new development is there - Overland Park and Olathe are both booming.

[sgtcluels]

Could it be because the South of KC is in Kansas while the North is in Missouri? Perhaps taxes or some other thing inflates costs.

[mothershipconnection]

Just from having driven through, it seems like the south end is decent while the north seemed to be a bit more ghetto. That may just be what's closest to the interstate, though.