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Kearney vs Raymore

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.1× in Raymore) and size (2.3× in Raymore).

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Kearney, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 10,885 people
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Raymore, MOHomes around $361KMissouri · 24,526 people
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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.

KearneyKnown for its schools
Schools#18 for schools in MOof 226 towns HealthHealthier than 76%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$403K typical home50% above the MO typical home All about Kearney →
RaymoreHomes around $361K
Housing$361K typical home35% above the MO typical home HealthHealthier than 69%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#70 for schools in MOof 226 towns All about Raymore →
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.

Trails4.1×
Raymore has more miles of trail
Raymore 11.8 miKearney 2.9 mi
Size2.3×
Raymore is the bigger place
Raymore 24,526Kearney 10,885
Growth since 2010+4.7 pts
Kearney has grown faster since 2010
Kearney +24.1%Raymore +19.4%
Home values+14%
Homes cost more in Raymore
Raymore $339,100Kearney $298,400
Jobs per worker+57%
Kearney is more of a job hub
Kearney 0.58Raymore 0.37
Street grid+43%
Raymore has the more walkable street grid
Raymore 50.1Kearney 35.0
★ What stands out · Report cards

Kearney places higher on 14 of 22 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.

Safety
B+KearneySafer than 66% of U.S. towns BRaymoreSafer than 59% of U.S. towns
Schools
AKearneyBetter than 93% of districts in the state B+RaymoreBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
A−KearneyHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns B+RaymoreHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns
14Kearney
6Raymore

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #119#54 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #6#84 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #62#15 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #18#70 Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #52#94 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #120#154 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #216#179 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #166#201

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Kearney’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Kearney

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.

Kearney$2,440/mo
Typical home $403K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.99% · or rent about $1,251/mo · Housing →
Raymore$2,180/mo
Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,303/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Kearney and Raymore.

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.

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
KearneyRaymore
Snow a year19″9″
January low17°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)181d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th37th
Outdoors & history
KearneyRaymore
Trails3 mi12 mi
Conserved land2%1.5%
Settled18561872
National Register places31
Famous people born here5—
Community
KearneyRaymore
Library hours a week69 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KearneyMORaymoreMO
Kearney ↔ Raymore39 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.

KearneyRaymore
People
Population 10,885Lowest 24,526Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +24.1%Highest MO: +2.8% +19.4%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 39.3±3.1Lowest about the MO average 41.1±1.7Highest 5% above MO
Raymore and Kearney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.7%±3.6Lowest MO: 22.3% 24.8%±2.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Raymore and Kearney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±2.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 18.5%±2Highest MO: 17.9%
Raymore and Kearney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.8%Highest MO: 32.4% 36.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±1.6Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.2%±1Highest MO: 5.7%
Raymore and Kearney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,622±$11kLowest 47% above MO $104,447±$8kHighest 48% above MO
Raymore and Kearney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $298,400±$20kLowest 30% above MO $339,100±$11kHighest 47% above MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,251±$185Lowest 21% above MO $1,303±$143Highest 26% above MO
Raymore and Kearney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,940Lowest 51% above MO $3,292Highest 69% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.4%±15.2Lowest MO: 45.6% 55.5%±11.7Highest MO: 45.6%
Raymore and Kearney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.6%Lowest MO: 12.6% 5%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 78.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002 24 yrs newer than MO 2002 24 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MO average 26 minHighest 9% above MO
Work from home 15.2%±3.7Highest MO: 13% 15.1%±2.5Lowest MO: 13%
Kearney and Raymore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 11.2%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Highest 0.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (29%)Kansas City (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RaymoreFew work in Kearney
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 35.0Lowest 50.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #18 of 226 in MO#70 of 226 in MO
School district KEARNEY R-IRAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
High school in town Kearney HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 14.2 —
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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