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Gladstone is a small city of 27,207 people in Clay County, Missouri. It's about 6 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
27,207people
$232kTypical home
$1,088/moRent
89° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,207
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,367 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 6 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,460/mo)
- Median rent $1,088/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,377 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MCI airport
- 10 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 337 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+6 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