Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Platte City is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 97th of 247 graded towns in Missouri, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 79% of Missouri towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $71K. A typical home there costs about $404K, 4.8 years of the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household income. 48% of households own their home in Platte City, below both the Missouri town median (64%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Platte City has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Frederick Krause Mansion and Platte County Courthouse.
Where Platte City beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Platte City is from typical.
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Census counts: 495 in 1850, a low of 495 in 1850, 4,784 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 4 maps from 1910 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Platte City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
20 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
26 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
19 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
19 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
20 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterArrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Platte 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 Platte City.
Platte City fares better on crime within Missouri than nationally and is mostly renters.
The typical Platte City home is worth about $404,000, up 2.2% in a year, 52% above the Missouri typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Platte Co. R-III. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Platte County High, with 1,397 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald D. Siegrist Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 679 | A |
| Platte County HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,397 | A− |
| Compass ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 527 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Platte City has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 20° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Platte City for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Platte City grew to 2,836 in 2023, 471 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Kansas City (31%), St.
| Platte City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Only 47.8% of households own their home, against 68.1% across Missouri.
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 25% of Platte City residents are under 18. Platte City has grown 2.7% since 2020, to 4,911 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Platte City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Platte City | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.3% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.9% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.2% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,900, single groups can be off by several points
At 20.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 58% of Missouri’s graded towns.
Platte City’s violent crime rate is 3.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Platte City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.9 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Platte City is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Platte City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverview Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Harrel Ferrel Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Rising Star Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Platte City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Platte City tracks Missouri closely on all 32 CDC measures. 30% of adults feel lonely in Platte City.
| Platte City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 25% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Platte City
About 4 of every 100 Platte City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
3 notable people were born in Platte City.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Platte City is a city in and the county seat of Platte County, Missouri, United States, that is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 4,784 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Platte City.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platte City | #97 | B | B− | B− | A− | B− |
| Kansas City | #200 | C− | C+ | D− | C+ | C+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Platte City grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #97 of 247 in Missouri. It grades B− for health, B− for safety and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
3 notable people were born here, including Guy Brasfield Park and Andrew Jackson Higgins.
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