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Grain Valley is a small city of 16,271 people in Jackson County, Missouri. It's about 19 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,271people
$284kTypical home
$1,398/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
11"Snow
245Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,271
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,641 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 19 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,398/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,043 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MCI airport
- 33 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 624 mi to the ocean
- 351 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 886 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 226 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: D+19 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk