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Peculiar is a big small town of 5,958 people in Cass County, Missouri. It's about 28 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,958people
$284kTypical home
$1,275/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
249Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,958
- Part of a metro area
- About 657 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 28 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,275/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k)
- Low property crime (933 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 48% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MCI airport
- 42 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 605 mi to the ocean
- 341 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 917 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 286 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+32 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk