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Oak Grove is a big small town of 8,538 people in Jackson County, Missouri. It's about 24 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,538people
$216kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
11"Snow
245Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,538
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,332 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 24 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,359/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,889 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MCI airport
- 37 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 346 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 416 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: D+19 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk