Crystal LakesMO
A town of 395.
Is Crystal Lakes a good place to live?
23% of residents live below the poverty line in Crystal Lakes, above both Missouri’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 248 Missouri towns, just 7 have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Crystal Lakes. Crystal Lakes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
395 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Crystal Lakes: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crystal Lakes, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Crystal Lakes.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Crystal Lakes’ workers commute out
Crystal Lakes’ typical journey to work stands at 27 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away. The top destinations are Kansas City (28%), Excelsior Springs (12%) and Liberty (7%).
| Crystal Lakes | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Zillow puts the typical Crystal Lakes home at about $209K
Home values are up 4.6% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Crystal Lakes has four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 19 inches a winter. The seasons in Crystal Lakes: chilly winters, warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Crystal Lakes
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Crystal Lakes is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Crystal Lakes is
Two figures for adults in Crystal Lakes: 19% smoke cigarettes, 39% have high blood pressure. In Crystal Lakes, 33% of adults get no exercise outside work.
| Crystal Lakes | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Crystal Lakes | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 56% | 60.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Crystal Lakes, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Crystal Lakes break down as 51% from inland flooding and 21% from cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Crystal Lakes sits above 59% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Crystal Lakes after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2015.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Crystal Lakes
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Crystal Lakes
About 0 of every 100 Crystal Lakes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Crystal Lakes for work
Where Crystal Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Crystal Lakes
City in Missouri, United States
Crystal Lakes is a city in western Ray County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 390 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 889 ft
- Area code
- 816
Questions about Crystal Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Crystal Lakes, MO a good place to live?
Crystal Lakes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.