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Excelsior Estates is a tiny town of 239 people in Ray County, Missouri. It's about 26 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $1k a month.
239people
$54kTypical home
$1,305/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
18"Snow
245Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 239
- Part of a metro area
- About 992 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$337/mo)
- Median rent $1,305/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MCI airport
- 28 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 650 mi to the ocean
- 339 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ray County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk