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Glenaire is a tiny town of 587 people in Clay County, Missouri. It's about 8 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
587people
$225kTypical home
$1,261/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
245Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 587
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,166 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 8 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,421/mo)
- Median rent $1,261/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MCI airport
- 15 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 340 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 108 bars within 25 mi
- 309 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.