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Raytown is a small city of 29,445 people in Jackson County, Missouri. It's about 10 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $1k a month.
29,445people
$183kTypical home
$1,218/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
10"Snow
249Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,445
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,965 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 10 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,153/mo)
- Median rent $1,218/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (678 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,803 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MCI airport
- 25 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 994 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 352 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,319 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 112 bars within 25 mi
- 389 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: D+19 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk