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Lake Lafayette is a tiny town of 237 people in Lafayette County, Missouri. It's about 34 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $928 a month.
237people
$77kTypical home
$928/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 34 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$484/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (504 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MCI airport
- 47 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 337 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 248 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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
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.