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Gladstone vs Raymore

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.6× in Raymore) and home values (+46% in Raymore).

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Gladstone, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 27,207 people
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Raymore, MOHomes around $361KMissouri · 24,526 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $520 more a month in Raymore

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Gladstone$1,660/mo
Typical home $271K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $1,088/mo · Housing →
Raymore$2,180/mo
Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,303/mo · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Raymore and Gladstone.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Raymore places higher on 14 of 23 MO lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
GladstoneRaymore
Snow a year18″9″
January low20°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)193d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th37th
Outdoors & history
GladstoneRaymore
Trails2 mi12 mi
Conserved land4.5%1.5%
Settled—1872
National Register places11
Archive photos3—
Famous people born here2—
Community
GladstoneRaymore
Library hours a week69 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GladstoneRaymoreGladstoneRaymore
Gladstone ↔ Raymore29 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

GladstoneRaymore
People
Population 27,207Highest 24,526Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.5%Lowest MO: +2.8% +19.4%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 41.9±1.8Highest 7% above MO 41.1±1.7Lowest 5% above MO
Gladstone and Raymore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±2Lowest MO: 22.3% 24.8%±2.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Raymore and Gladstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.5%±1.9Highest MO: 17.9% 18.5%±2Lowest MO: 17.9%
Gladstone and Raymore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.7%Lowest MO: 32.4% 36.2%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±0.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.2%±1Highest MO: 5.7%
Raymore and Gladstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,271±$6kLowest 12% above MO $104,447±$8kHighest 48% above MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $231,500±$10kLowest about the MO average $339,100±$11kHighest 47% above MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,088±$69Lowest 5% above MO $1,303±$143Highest 26% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,477Lowest 27% above MO $3,292Highest 69% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.1%±7Lowest MO: 45.6% 55.5%±11.7Highest MO: 45.6%
Raymore and Gladstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11%Highest MO: 12.6% 5%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.4%Lowest MO: 68.1% 78.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO 2002Highest 24 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MO average 26 minHighest 9% above MO
Work from home 14.7%±2.8Lowest MO: 13% 15.1%±2.5Highest MO: 13%
Raymore and Gladstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.6%Lowest 5.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (42%)Kansas City (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RaymoreFew work in Gladstone
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.5%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 13Highest 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 109Highest 50.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #102 of 226 in MO#70 of 226 in MO
School district DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE · NORTH KANSAS CITY 74RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
High school in town STAR SchoolNone in town
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Gladstone neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 6d

Gladstone Commute Time

1 neighbor in Gladstone can answer.

Raymore neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

Weeknight Dinner Options

1 neighbor in Raymore can answer.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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