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Mayview is a tiny town of 301 people in Lafayette County, Missouri. It's about 39 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $950 a month.
301people
$113kTypical home
$950/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
247Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 301
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,929 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 39 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$713/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 108 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
- 18 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 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MCI airport
- 50 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 626 mi to the ocean
- 333 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.