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Lexington is a small town of 4,606 people in Lafayette County, Missouri. It's about 37 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $801 a month.
4,606people
$161kTypical home
$801/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
247Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,606
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 881 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 37 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" 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 (240 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (792 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to MCI airport
- 46 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 338 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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