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Farley is a tiny town of 309 people in Platte County, Missouri. It's about 19 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $942 a month.
309people
$234kTypical home
$942/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
245Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 309
- Part of a metro area
- About 267 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 19 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,475/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 16 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 52
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MCI airport
- 6 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 645 mi to the ocean
- 324 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 834 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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