Living in Henrietta, MO
Henrietta is a tiny town of 390 people in Ray County, Missouri. It's about 34 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $779 a month.
390people
$125kTypical home
$779/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
247Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 390
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 654 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 34 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$789/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (141 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MCI airport
- 42 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 343 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.