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Platte City is a small town of 4,824 people in Platte County, Missouri. It's about 20 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,824people
$211kTypical home
$1,226/moRent
89° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
245Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,824
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,217 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 20 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,329/mo)
- Median rent $1,226/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k)
- Low property crime (986 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MCI airport
- 5 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 978 ft
- 650 mi to the ocean
- 323 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 691 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+3 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