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Platte Woods is a tiny town of 532 people in Platte County, Missouri. It's about 9 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $334k and rent runs about $2k a month.
532people
$334kTypical home
$1,809/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
245Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 532
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,364 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 9 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $334k (≈$2,109/mo)
- Median rent $1,809/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (497 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 46% 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
- 6 mi to MCI airport
- 6 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 333 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 306 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% 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
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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