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Drexel is a tiny town of 924 people in Cass County, Missouri. It's about 43 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $845 a month.
924people
$155kTypical home
$845/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
249Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 924
- Part of a metro area
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 43 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$978/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $55k
- 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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Low property crime (886 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MCI airport
- 56 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 590 mi to the ocean
- 323 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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