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Weatherby Lake is a small town of 2,401 people in Platte County, Missouri. It's about 11 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $533k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,401people
$533kTypical home
$1,741/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
17"Snow
245Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,401
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,338 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 11 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $533k (≈$3,361/mo)
- Median rent $1,741/mo
- Median household income $153k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (385 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 34% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to MCI airport
- 5 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 641 mi to the ocean
- 332 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,061 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 300 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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