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Smithville is a big small town of 10,705 people in Clay County, Missouri. It's about 19 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,705people
$291kTypical home
$1,323/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
18"Snow
245Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,705
- Part of a metro area
- About 663 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 19 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,833/mo)
- Median rent $1,323/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (572 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MCI airport
- 10 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 651 mi to the ocean
- 327 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 595 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+6 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