Living in Archie, MO
Archie is a small town of 1,322 people in Cass County, Missouri. It's about 46 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,322people
$193kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
249Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,322
- Part of a metro area
- About 881 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 46 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,215/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (767 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to MCI airport
- 60 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 843 ft
- 588 mi to the ocean
- 327 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+32 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk