Is Raymore a good place to live?
Raymore grades B+ overall, 75th of 247 graded towns in Missouri, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $104K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $359K for a typical one and 4.3 times the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household income. Raymore’s median household income is $104,000, above both Missouri’s towns ($62,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Watkins Family Farm Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Raymore has grown 39% since 2010
19,206 counted in 2010 and 22,941 in 2020; an estimated 26,633 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 16.2% since 2020, after 19.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Raymore grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Raymore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Arrowhead Stadium and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Raymore. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
25 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
26 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
23 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterPhoto credits
Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, 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
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Moving to Raymore: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Raymore, 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 Raymore.
Raymore reports less crime than Peculiar or any other graded neighbor and is healthier than Peculiar and its other neighbors, but it has property taxes 1.7 times the Missouri norm.
1.5% of Raymore is conserved land
12 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Raymore Recreation Park, at 85 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density in Raymore is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Raymore | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Raymore Recreation Park | 1.5 mi | 85 |
| 2. Memorial Park | 1 mi | 15 |
| 3. Hawk Ridge Park | 0.5 mi | 76 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Raymore beat 59% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by Raymore-Peculiar R-II. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Glen ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 414 | B |
| Timber Creek Elem.Top results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 390 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Raymore earns a C+ for cost of living
The median property tax bill is $3,292, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
78% of Raymore households own their home. The typical Raymore home is worth about $359,000, up 3.3% in a year, 35% above the Missouri typical home. Raymore’s median rent is $1,303 a month.
| Raymore | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,303 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Raymore’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 2,620 in 2013 to 3,981.
Most working residents leave Raymore for work: only 6% work in town. 5% of residents live below the poverty line in Raymore. Jobs based in Raymore grew to 3,981 in 2023, 1,361 more than in 2013.
| Raymore | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 9% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.7% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Raymore earns a B+ for health
Its B+ for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Peculiar (B) comes closest. Against the 7,921 U.S. towns with household incomes like Raymore’s, it is less healthy than 51%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Raymore beats the Missouri average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. Among 247 Missouri towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Raymore.
| Raymore | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Raymore | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 13.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Raymore
Raymore 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Raymore
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1991, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Raymore.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Missouri overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Raymore has grown 16% since 2020, to 26,633 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Raymore | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.6, men 38.7.
| Raymore | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.8% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.7% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Less crime per resident in Raymore than in 57% of U.S. towns
Its B tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Peculiar (B−) comes closest. At 15.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 73% of Missouri’s graded towns.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Everything we know about Raymore
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Raymore
About 4 of every 100 Raymore residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
94% of working residents leave Raymore for work
Where Raymore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Raymore
City in Missouri, United States
Raymore is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States, within the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Population estimates recently released by the US Census show that from July 2022 to July 2023, Raymore was the fastest growing city in the state and the 66th fastest growing city in the country, with a 4.7% increase in population in one year. Raymore's population estimate is 25,306 as of July 2024. The population was 22,941 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1872
- Area
- 18 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,093 ft
- ZIP code
- 64083
- Area code
- 816
Raymore’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Raymore.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Peculiar (B) comes closest.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymore | #75 | B+ | C+ | B | B | B+ |
| Belton | #156 | C | B | C | C+ | C+ |
| Kansas City | #200 | C− | C+ | D− | C+ | C+ |
| Peculiar | #102 | B | C+ | B− | B | B |
Questions about Raymore
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Raymore, MO a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Raymore grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #75 of 247 in Missouri. It grades B+ for health, B for safety and B for schools.
Is Raymore, MO expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.