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Raymore vs Arnold

222 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+90% in Raymore) and growth since 2010 (+19.2 pts in Raymore).

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Raymore, MOHomes around $361KMissouri · 24,526 people

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Arnold, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 20,956 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.

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 →

ArnoldAn outdoors town

Outdoors#12 most conserved land in MO6.5 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Health54% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Arnold →

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.

Property tax bill+90%

Tax bills are bigger in Raymore

Raymore $3,292Arnold $1,729

Growth since 2010+19.2 pts

Raymore has grown faster since 2010

Raymore +19.4%Arnold +0.2%

Home values+54%

Homes cost more in Raymore

Raymore $339,100Arnold $220,000

Jobs per worker2.6×

Arnold is more of a job hub

Arnold 0.97Raymore 0.37

Household income+33%

Households in Raymore earn more

Raymore $104,447Arnold $78,370

Typical home built25 yrs

Arnold’s homes are older

Raymore 2002Arnold 1977

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 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.

Down paymentRate%

Raymore$2,180/mo

Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,303/mo · Housing →

Arnold$1,630/mo

Typical home $276K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,112/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Raymore and Arnold.

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 15 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

BRaymoreSafer than 59% of U.S. towns –ArnoldNot graded

Schools

B+RaymoreBetter than 68% of districts in the state BArnoldBetter than 61% of districts in the state

Health

B+RaymoreHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns B−ArnoldHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns

15Raymore

7Arnold

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

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #82#20 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #154#12 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #15#123 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #26#148 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #70#149 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #58#140 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #84#151 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #179#105

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

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

RaymoreArnold

Snow a year9″10″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 70th

Outdoors & history

RaymoreArnold

Trails12 mi 7 mi

Conserved land1.5%10%

Settled1872 —

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—7

Famous people born here—3

Community

RaymoreArnold

Library hours a week—60 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

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

222 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RaymoreMO ArnoldMO

Raymore ↔ Arnold222 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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

RaymoreArnold

People

Population 24,526Highest 20,956Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.4%Highest MO: +2.8% +0.2%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 41.1±1.7Highest 5% above MO 39.7±2.5Lowest about the MO average

Raymore and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.8%±2.5Highest MO: 22.3% 20.7%±2.7Lowest MO: 22.3%

Raymore and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18.5%±2Lowest MO: 17.9% 19.5%±2.1Highest MO: 17.9%

Arnold and Raymore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 25.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1Highest MO: 5.7% 4%±1.1Lowest MO: 5.7%

Raymore and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $104,447±$8kHighest 48% above MO $78,370±$7kLowest 11% above MO

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $339,100±$11kHighest 47% above MO $220,000±$9kLowest 4% below MO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,303±$143Highest 26% above MO $1,112±$60Lowest 8% above MO

Raymore and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,292Highest 69% above MO $1,729Lowest 11% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.5%±11.7Highest MO: 45.6% 36.2%±8.6Lowest MO: 45.6%

Raymore and Arnold are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 8.2%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 79.8%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 24 yrs newer than MO 1977Lowest 1 yr older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 9% above MO 27 minHighest 16% above MO

Work from home 15.1%±2.5Highest MO: 13% 8.1%±2Lowest MO: 13%

Work in townworking residents 5.7%Lowest 7.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 mi 14.8 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.97Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (29%)St. Louis (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArnoldFew work in Raymore

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 10%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 11.8 miHighest 6.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 5Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.1Lowest 70.4Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #70 of 226 in MO #149 of 226 in MO

School district RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-IIFOX C-6

High school in town None in townFox SR. High

Students per teacherat that high school — 18.2

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Raymore neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 1w

Weeknight Dinner Options

1 neighbor in Raymore can answer.

Arnold neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Raymore

Belton25,008 people · $203K homes

Kansas City510,612 people · $243K homes

Peculiar5,958 people · $284K homes

Towns like Raymore

Liberty30,689 people · $283K homes

Washington15,130 people · $232K homes

Gladstone27,207 people · $232K homes

Kearney10,885 people · $298K homes

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.