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Pleasant Hill is a big small town of 8,847 people in Cass County, Missouri. It's about 27 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,847people
$278kTypical home
$1,174/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
249Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,847
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,102 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 27 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,756/mo)
- Median rent $1,174/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 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 (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (783 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MCI airport
- 42 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 349 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 738 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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