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Bates City is a tiny town of 162 people in Lafayette County, Missouri. It's about 27 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
162people
$219kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 162
- Part of a metro area
- About 150 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 27 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,380/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MCI airport
- 40 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 343 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 337 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk