Living in Raymore, MO
Raymore is a small city of 24,526 people in Cass County, Missouri. It's about 23 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,526people
$339kTypical home
$1,303/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
249Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,417 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,303/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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 (76 per 100k)
- Low property crime (971 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MCI airport
- 37 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 610 mi to the ocean
- 345 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 331 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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