Living in Cleveland, MO
Cleveland is a tiny town of 968 people in Cass County, Missouri. It's about 31 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $1k a month.
968people
$297kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
249Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 968
- Part of a metro area
- About 651 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 31 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,872/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,058 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 40% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MCI airport
- 44 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 981 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 335 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 751 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 246 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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