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Liberty vs Raymore

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.6× in Liberty) and growth since 2010 (+15.9 pts in Raymore).

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Liberty, MOA history townMissouri · 30,689 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 differ most

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 about the same each month

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.

Liberty$2,040/mo
Typical home $330K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.15% · or rent about $1,160/mo · Housing →
Raymore$2,180/mo
Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,303/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Raymore and Liberty.

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

Liberty 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
LibertyRaymore
Snow a year13″9″
January low19°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)198d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st37th
Outdoors & history
LibertyRaymore
Conserved land2.7%1.5%
Settled18221872
National Register places151
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here23—
Community
LibertyRaymore
Library hours a week69 hrs—
Colleges in town1—
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

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Liberty ↔ Raymore30 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.

LibertyRaymore
People
Population 30,689Highest 24,526Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.5%Lowest MO: +2.8% +19.4%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 37.8±1.7Lowest 3% below MO 41.1±1.7Highest 5% above MO
Raymore and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.5%±2.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 24.8%±2.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Raymore and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±1.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 18.5%±2Highest MO: 17.9%
Raymore and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 36.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±1Highest MO: 5.7% 4.2%±1Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,542±$9kLowest 25% above MO $104,447±$8kHighest 48% above MO
Raymore and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $283,300±$10kLowest 23% above MO $339,100±$11kHighest 47% above MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,160±$103Lowest 12% above MO $1,303±$143Highest 26% above MO
Raymore and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,267Lowest 68% above MO $3,292Highest 69% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.4%±8.8Lowest MO: 45.6% 55.5%±11.7Highest MO: 45.6%
Raymore and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7%Highest MO: 12.6% 5%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73%Lowest MO: 68.1% 78.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 8 yrs newer 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 15.9%±2.5Highest MO: 13% 15.1%±2.5Lowest MO: 13%
Liberty and Raymore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 17.9%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.35Highest 0.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (33%)Kansas City (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RaymoreFew work in Liberty
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.2 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 17Highest 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 40.9Lowest 50.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #57 of 226 in MO#70 of 226 in MO
School district LIBERTY 53RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
High school in town Liberty North High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 17.4 —
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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