Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Grandview grades D overall, ranked 241st of 247 in Missouri, mostly because of safety and schools. Its police reported 84 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 93% of U.S. towns. Its schools rank behind 87% of the state's. What it does well: it has 13 miles of trail. Grandview’s property crime rate is 29.3 per 1,000 residents, above both Missouri’s towns (12.4) and U.S. towns (9.9). Grandview has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Grandview Residential Historic District. Grandview's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Grandview beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
9.6% of the town is conserved land, across 14 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Grandview is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Solomon Young Farm-Truman, Harry S., Farm is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 410 in 1920, 26,209 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1955 and 5 maps from 1934 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grandview. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
20 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
15 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Center
21 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
17 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC StadiumArrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grandview, 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 Grandview.
Grandview sends many workers across the state line to Overland Park, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
The trail density in Grandview is 0.9 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Longview Lake Park, at 658 acres.
| Grandview | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.6% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Oaks | 4.2 mi | 132 |
| 2. River Oaks South Park | 0.8 mi | 15 |
| 3. John Anderson Park | 0.6 mi | 33 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Grandview C-4 school district. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Grandview SR. High, with 1,203 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 471 | C− |
| Grandview SR. HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,203 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 1,255 to 865 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Grandview’s violent crime rate is 3.2 per 1,000 residents. Grandview reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 6,930 U.S. towns with household incomes like Grandview’s, it is less healthy than 68%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
Grandview beats the Missouri average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 35% of Grandview adults get no exercise outside work.
| Grandview | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Grandview | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 20.5% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Grandview has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 21° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 2.6 years of the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household income, the typical home (about $219K) costs less against local pay than in 78% of Missouri towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
The typical Grandview home is worth about $219,000, up 4.3% in a year, 18% below the Missouri typical home. 49% of households own their home in Grandview.
| Grandview | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,035 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
21% of working residents cross a state line to work, Overland Park among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Grandview for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (31%), Overland Park (8%) and Lee's Summit (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Grandview | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 9% | 11% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.8% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Grandview | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.7 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 23% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.5, men 32.9.
| Grandview | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.5% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.8% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.3% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.2% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Grandview.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
16 within 15 miles of the center of Grandview
About 5 of every 100 Grandview residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
4 notable people were born in Grandview.
City in Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Grandview is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 26,209 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Grandview.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview | #241 | D | B+ | D | D | C− |
| Kansas City | #200 | C− | C+ | D− | C+ | C+ |
| Belton | #156 | C | B | C | C+ | C+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Grandview grades D overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #241 of 247 in Missouri. It grades C− for health, D for safety and D for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. That is 2.6 years of the area's median household income ($83,460 across the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
4 notable people were born here, including Alec Burks and Larry Noble.
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