MCI · Market 13 of 25 · Central · Data checked 2026-10-20
Kansas City Colocation & High-Density kW Counter-Quote Desk
Send your power, space and redundancy spec. At least three Kansas City facilities bid blind against it, and every quote comes back on one 36-month landed cost within one business day.
- 1102 Grand1102 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106
- 1530 Swift1530 Swift St, North Kansas City, MO 64116
Landed cost model
36-month Kansas City colocation cost
Model the full contract before any sales call. Defaults come from this metro's published benchmarks; replace them with the numbers on your quote or renewal notice.
Rate: Inflect, Colocation Pricing: What to Expect for Racks, Cabinets, and Cages in 2026 (2026-04-01): about $250/kW per month all-in. Power: EIA industrial average, MO, July 2026 (preliminary). Cross-connects: Inflect, Colocation Pricing: What to Expect for Racks, Cabinets, and Cages in 2026.
Interconnection
Carrier hotels and exchanges in Kansas City
Racks in or cross-connected to these buildings reach the most carriers and cloud on-ramps.
Carrier hotels and meet-me rooms
| Building | Address | Operator | Why it matters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1102 Grand | 1102 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106 | Netrality Data Centers | Netrality owns and operates the building and calls it the core interconnection site of the Central Midwest; PeeringDB lists 84 networks and KCIX present. | Source |
| 1530 Swift (NOCIX) | 1530 Swift St, North Kansas City, MO 64116 | NOCIX, LLC | PeeringDB lists 163 networks and 14 internet exchanges present, including KCIX, F4IX MCI and MOCIX. | Source |
Market snapshot
No 2025 or 2026 market report covers Kansas City in detail, which is why bids, not benchmarks, set the price here.
Operators
Who can bid in Kansas City
Operators with a facility in the metro, and the deployments each facility is built for. We invite the ones that fit your spec.
| Operator | Example facility | Built for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netrality Data Centers | 1102 Grand, Kansas City, MO | Carrier-hotel interconnection with 120+ network providers, cloud on-ramps, and cabinets through private suites or a dedicated floor. | Source |
| DataBank | MCI3 South Lake Campus, 11200 Lakeview Ave, Lenexa, KS | Larger suburban loads: 12.75 MW critical IT at MCI3 with 15 onsite carriers. | Source |
| Iron Mountain Data Centers | KCM-1, 6301 Winchester Ave, Kansas City, MO | Underground, compliance-heavy deployments (FedRAMP, FISMA High, HITRUST); 3.9 MW with 2N electrical. | Source |
| LightEdge | Kansas City, 9050 NE Underground Dr, Kansas City, MO | Colocation combined with hybrid cloud; racks, cages or private suites. | Source |
| TierPoint | Kansas City and Lenexa data centers | Smaller regulated deployments with business continuity workspace and 10G links to TierPoint Omaha and St. Louis. | Source |
Kansas City colocation questions
There is no recent published asking-rent benchmark for Kansas City, so price comes from the bids. Retail full racks generally run $900 to $2,000 per month (Inflect, 2026-04-01).
The main interconnection buildings are 1102 Grand (1102 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106), 1530 Swift (1530 Swift St, North Kansas City, MO 64116). Buildings with more networks on site mean shorter, cheaper cross-connects to the carriers and clouds you need.
The industrial electricity average is 9.87 cents/kWh (MO industrial). Facilities that bill power separately pass this through with their PUE on top, so ask each bidder for its billed PUE and power rate.
Providers bid blind: they see the technical spec only, never your name, email, phone or company, and never a file you upload. We introduce you only to the provider you pick. We ask at least three facilities to price your power, space and interconnection spec, put every quote on one 36-month landed cost, and reply within one business day.