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Belton is a small city of 25,008 people in Cass County, Missouri. It's about 21 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,008people
$203kTypical home
$1,290/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
12"Snow
249Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,008
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,735 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,281/mo)
- Median rent $1,290/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,655 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MCI airport
- 35 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 611 mi to the ocean
- 345 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,194 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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