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A town of 1,855, settled in 1841. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Weston’s best subject grades are an A+ for schools, an A for safety, and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. On safety, just 8 of Missouri’s 213 towns do better. 42% of the land in Weston is conserved, where Missouri’s towns sit at 2.1% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. No town in Missouri scores higher than Weston on the outdoors. Weston's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 97% of U.S. towns. Weston has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Weston beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Central Elem. | PK–5 | 354 |
| West Platte Middle | 6–8 | 170 |
| West Platte High | 9–12 | 221 |
Where Weston’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 Weston is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,915 in 1850, 1,756 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 5 maps from 1910 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Weston, 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 Weston.
Its public schools are run by West Platte Co. R-II. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 354 | A |
| West Platte HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 221 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
6.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. At 1.7 miles per square mile, Weston’s trail density is against 0.3 in Missouri’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Benner Park | 1 mi | 18 |
| 2. Weston City Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The property crime rate in Weston is 2.2 per 1,000 residents. Among 171 Missouri towns, just 2 have a lower violent crime rate than Weston.
| Weston | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Weston home is worth about $379,000, up 2.9% in a year, 43% above the Missouri typical home. 79% of households own their home in Weston.
| Weston | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,000 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Weston for work: only 9% work in town. Weston’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Kansas City (26%), St.
| Weston | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
28% of Weston adults feel lonely. Weston beats the Missouri average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of Weston adults report frequent mental distress.
| Weston | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Weston | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 13.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Weston has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 19° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Weston.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Weston has grown 5.6% since 2020, to 1,855 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Weston | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 22% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Weston | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.4% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Weston. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
28 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
33 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
27 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
26 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
27 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Weston
About 6 of every 100 Weston residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
3 places in Weston on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Platte County, Missouri, United States
Weston is a city in Platte County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,756 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Weston.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
That is 4.5 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.
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