How Many Google Reviews Do Kansas City Businesses Have?
The typical business in Kansas City, KS has 79 Google reviews and a 4.45-star average rating, based on 220 local Google Business Profiles across 7 categories. Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, Kansas City businesses have 10% fewer reviews.
Source: Feedback Guru analysis of public Google Business Profile data, collected December 2024 to January 2025. Methodology in the Google review statistics study.
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Median reviews
79
Average rating
4.45
Rated 4.5+
61%
Reviews vs. US
−10%
same categories
How Many Reviews It Takes to Stand Out in Kansas City
The median is the middle business in each category. Getting into the top 25% or top 10% of Kansas City businesses like yours is what makes a profile stand out in local results. For example, gas stations in Kansas City need 147 reviews to reach the top 25%.
| Category | Businesses | Median reviews | Top 25% | Top 10% | Avg. rating | vs. US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas Stations | 19 | 83 | 147+ | — | 3.9 | −10% |
| Car Washes | 15 | 161 | 212+ | — | 4.0 | −30% |
| Dentists | 14 | 298 | 388+ | — | 4.7 | ≈ same |
| Auto Repair Shops | 13 | 95 | 146+ | — | 4.7 | −33% |
| Pharmacies | 13 | 15 | 31+ | — | 4.2 | −42% |
| Accountants | 11 | 16 | 24+ | — | 4.7 | +33% |
| Self Storage | 11 | 335 | 366+ | — | 4.5 | +88% |
Categories with at least 10 reviewed businesses in Kansas City; top 10% shown when a category has 20 or more. "vs. US median" compares the Kansas City median with the median for the same category across all 48,320 businesses in the study.
How Kansas City Compares
Measured category by category against the US, Kansas City ranks #40 of 71 cities in our study. Local businesses have fewer reviews than their peers nationally, so a steady stream of new reviews stands out faster here than in most cities.
Ahead of the US
- Self Storage88% more
- Accountants33% more
Behind the US: room to stand out
- Pharmacies42% fewer
- Auto Repair Shops33% fewer
- Car Washes30% fewer
How Reviews Are Spread Across Kansas City Businesses
13.2% of Kansas City businesses have fewer than 10 Google reviews, and 4.1% have 1,000 or more. The most reviewed categories are self storage (335), dentists (298) and car washes (161); the least reviewed are pharmacies (15), accountants (16) and gas stations (83) (median reviews).
Share of reviewed businesses by review count. Blue: Kansas City. Gray: all businesses in the study.
Using These Numbers
- Find your category above and note the top 25% number. That's a realistic goal for standing out in Kansas City.
- Ask every customer, the same way. A link in your follow-up email or text and a QR code at the counter or on receipts. See how to get more Google reviews.
- Keep it steady and reply. Recent reviews and owner replies both matter, so a few new reviews every week beats a one-time push.
Google Reviews in Kansas City: FAQ
The typical (median) business in Kansas City, KS has 79 Google reviews and the average rating is 4.45 stars. 60.9% of Kansas City businesses are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Based on 220 Google Business Profiles collected December 2024 to January 2025.
Gas Stations are the most common category in our Kansas City data (19 businesses). The median has 83 reviews; 147 reviews puts one in the top 25% locally.
Compared with the same kinds of businesses across the US, Kansas City businesses have 10% fewer Google reviews. That ranks Kansas City #40 of the 71 cities in our study.
By median review count: Self Storage (335), Dentists (298), Car Washes (161). The fewest: Pharmacies (15), Accountants (16), Gas Stations (83).
Ask every customer, the same way, every time: a link in your follow-up email or text, a QR code at the counter or on receipts. Make it a few taps, reply to the reviews you get, and keep it steady, because recent reviews count. Feedback Guru gives you a free review link and QR code for this.
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