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Oakwood is a tiny town of 142 people in Clay County, Missouri. It's about 5 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $419k and rent runs about $1k a month.
142people
$419kTypical home
$1,243/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 142
- Part of a metro area
- About 721 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 5 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $419k (≈$2,642/mo)
- Median rent $1,243/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (596 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MCI airport
- 10 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 337 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,240 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 343 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.