Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,617, settled in 1875.
The best of Garden City’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 8.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Garden City, below both Missouri’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). O'Bannon Homestead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Garden City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Garden City beats most towns.
Where Garden City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Garden City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 227 in 1890, 1,629 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1887 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Garden City, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Garden City.
Most working residents leave Garden City for work: only 3% work in town. 5% of Garden City residents live below the poverty line, below both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Garden City is 28 minutes.
| Garden City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training Center Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 31 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Garden City has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 21° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Garden City home is worth about $220,000, up 4.8% in a year, 17% below the Missouri typical home. Garden City’s median rent is $925 a month.
| Garden City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $925 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Garden City beats the Missouri average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 76% of Garden City adults had a checkup this year.
| Garden City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | Garden City | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82% | 84.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Garden City's reported crime rate is well below Missouri's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2024.
| Garden City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Garden City Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Garden City; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Garden City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
City in Missouri, United States
Garden City is a city in southeast Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,579 at the 2020 census. The city lies roughly 50 miles southeast the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
2 notable people were born here, including Tyler Farr and Ewart G. Plank.