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Riverside is a small town of 4,276 people in Platte County, Missouri. It's about 5 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $411k and rent runs about $959 a month.
4,276people
$411kTypical home
$959/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
245Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,276
- Part of a metro area
- About 774 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 5 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $411k (≈$2,594/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,151 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MCI airport
- 10 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 636 mi to the ocean
- 337 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,328 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 112 bars within 25 mi
- 381 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.