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Wood Heights is a tiny town of 784 people in Ray County, Missouri. It's about 26 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
784people
$213kTypical home
$1,446/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
18"Snow
245Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 784
- Part of a metro area
- About 344 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,342/mo)
- Median rent $1,446/mo
- Median household income $90k
- 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 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MCI airport
- 30 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 647 mi to the ocean
- 343 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 267 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ray County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk