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Waverly is a tiny town of 901 people in Lafayette County, Missouri. It's about 56 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $910 a month.
901people
$118kTypical home
$910/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
12"Snow
247Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 901
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 56 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Low property crime (889 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to MCI airport
- 64 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 322 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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