Whiteman AFBMO
A town of 3,517.
Is Whiteman AFB a good place to live?
Whiteman AFB's standout: it has 13 miles of trail. Overall it grades C, ranked 160th of 247 in Missouri. Its public schools beat 79% of Missouri towns on state tests and graduation and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 76% of the country. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $329K for a typical one and 4.9 times the Warrensburg area’s $67K median household income. Whiteman AFB’s average trip to work is 10 minutes, below both Missouri’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On hazard risk, just 1 of Missouri’s 419 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Ike Skelton Park, at 41 acres.
What makes Whiteman AFB stand out
Where Whiteman AFB beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteman A.F.B. Elem. | PK–5 | 602 |
13 miles of trails in Whiteman AFB
7.9% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
How Whiteman AFB grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Whiteman AFB is from typical.
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Moving to Whiteman AFB: who provides what
Whiteman AFB is unincorporated, so Johnson County and regional agencies provide most services.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Whiteman AFB.
Whiteman AFB carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Missouri (mostly inland flooding), has less cancer than most of Missouri and is one of Missouri’s best towns for the outdoors.
In Whiteman AFB, trail density runs higher than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #1 of 247 in Missouri.
Whiteman AFB’s trail density is 1.9 miles per square mile.
| Whiteman AFB | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 131st Bomb Wing Heritage Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 2. Ike Skelton Park | 0.2 mi | 41 |
| 3. Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Whiteman AFB’s grade for schools is an A−
Its public schools are run by the Knob Noster R-Viii school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteman A.F.B. Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 602 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Whiteman AFB stands out in Missouri and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 100% of Missouri towns, with expected losses of about $291 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Whiteman AFB is 11 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Whiteman AFB’s grade for health is an A−
Its widest gap with Missouri is cancer: 1.6% of its 1,854 adults have had cancer, against 8.6% statewide. Against the 7,311 U.S. towns with household incomes like Whiteman AFB’s, it is healthier than 97%, so its A− isn’t only a matter of income.
3.1% of adults have diabetes in Whiteman AFB. Only 1 of the 247 Missouri towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Whiteman AFB. 23% of adults report frequent mental distress in Whiteman AFB.
| Whiteman AFB | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 3.1% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Whiteman AFB | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 1.6% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.3% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 36.9% | 77.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and hot summers in Whiteman AFB
Whiteman AFB has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 21° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Whiteman AFB has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute for its 505 working residents takes 10.2 minutes, against 23.5 across Missouri.
Most working residents leave Whiteman AFB for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Warrensburg (11%), Kansas City (8%) and Sedalia (7%). Half commute less than 59 miles.
| Whiteman AFB | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Whiteman AFB
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Whiteman AFB
About 13 of every 100 Whiteman AFB residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Whiteman AFB has grown 13% from 2010 to 2020
2,556 counted in 2010 and 2,896 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Whiteman AFB’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Whiteman AFB.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteman AFB | #160 | C | D | — | A− | A− |
| Knob Noster | #56 | A− | A− | A− | A− | B− |
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Questions about Whiteman AFB
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whiteman AFB, MO a good place to live?
Whiteman AFB grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #160 of 247 in Missouri. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Whiteman AFB, MO expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.