Longfellow

Kansas City, MO

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Longfellow - Kansas City, MO Area Guide

Longfellow, a small neighborhood with an active neighborhood association, sits a little more than a mile south of downtown Kansas City. Longfellow features many historic homes, including Victorian-style houses for rent, as well as apartments in historic buildings and modern complexes. Load up on caffeine with a coffee from the Filling Station. Dine like the locals at You Say Tomato, a homey cafe featuring local and seasonal comfort foods. Succotash wins the hearts of Longfellow residents with a hip vibe and locally-sourced food. If you want even more local food, help out at the Longfellow Farm, a community garden tended and harvested by neighborhood residents. Longfellow's location close to downtown keeps residents within walking distance of the popular Crown Center shopping area, the National World War I Museum and Memorial, and Union Station, all of which lie just outside the neighborhood.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Longfellow is $765 for a studio, $1,012 for one bedroom, $1,344 for two bedrooms, and $1,574 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Longfellow has increased by 0.9% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 508 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $765/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 657 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,012/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 854 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,344/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,307 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,574/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

50 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

50 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

50 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Science City at Union Station
  • Mill Creek Park
  • Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park
  • Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
  • Theis Park

Military Bases

Airports

  • Kansas City International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.