GlenaireMO
A town of 535, settled in 1950.
Is Glenaire a good place to live?
Glenaire has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
535 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Arrowhead Stadium and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glenaire. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
4 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
4 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
12 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterPhoto credits
Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Glenaire: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Glenaire, 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 Glenaire.
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Glenaire’s workers commute out
Glenaire: 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line; by contrast, its income of the median household stands at $93,000, against $62,000 in Missouri’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. The average commute for Glenaire comes to 21 minutes. The top destinations are Kansas City (31%), Liberty (18%) and North Kansas City (5%).
| Glenaire | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Glenaire has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 45% of Glenaire’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to tornadoes. The town’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 31 of 100, where Missouri’s towns sit at 54 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2002.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Glenaire: four seasons and hot summers
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 13 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Missouri overall
Just over a quarter of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 32% across Missouri. Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Glenaire’s midpoint age stands at 41 years.
| Glenaire | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 41 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.8 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Glenaire | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 20.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.3% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.9% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.6% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Glenaire is
15% of adults binge drink in Glenaire. This Missouri town beats the Missouri average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 15% report frequent mental distress, 8.4% worry about having enough food.
| Glenaire | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Glenaire | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 13.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical Glenaire home is worth about $277K
The share of households in Glenaire who are owner-occupiers: 84%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Glenaire
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Glenaire
About 10 of every 100 Glenaire residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Glenaire for work
Where Glenaire’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Glenaire
City in Missouri, United States
Glenaire is a city in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 539 at the 2020 census. The city is completely surrounded by the city of Liberty. It was originally referred to as "Interurban Heights" or "Belleview" because of the interurban train that ran through the area and stopped at the Belleview depot near the Belleview Dairy. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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- Established
- 1950
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
- Area code
- 816
Questions about Glenaire
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glenaire, MO a good place to live?
Glenaire has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.