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Liberty is a small city of 30,689 people in Clay County, Missouri. It's about 11 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $1k a month.
30,689people
$283kTypical home
$1,160/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
245Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,689
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,035 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 11 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,786/mo)
- Median rent $1,160/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,122 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MCI airport
- 16 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 340 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,041 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 108 bars within 25 mi
- 286 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 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
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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