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Edgerton is a tiny town of 518 people in Platte County, Missouri. It's about 20 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 26 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $988 a month.
518people
$212kTypical home
$988/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
19"Snow
245Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 518
- Part of a metro area
- About 459 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 20 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,338/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (497 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MCI airport
- 15 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 319 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 322 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+3 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.