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Raymore vs Belton

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: home values (+67% in Raymore) and property tax bill (+72% in Raymore).

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Raymore, MOHomes around $361KMissouri · 24,526 people
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Belton, MOHomes around $275KMissouri · 25,008 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 $530 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.

Raymore$2,180/mo
Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,303/mo · Housing →
Belton$1,660/mo
Typical home $275K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $1,290/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Raymore and Belton.

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 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.

Where they are

Raymore and Belton share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

RaymoreBeltonRaymoreBelton
Raymore ↔ Belton4.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
507 Raymore residents work in Belton (4.7% of its workers)
290 Belton residents work in Raymore (2.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Raymore →
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
RaymoreBelton
Snow a year9″9″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th32nd
Outdoors & history
RaymoreBelton
Trails12 mi4 mi
Conserved land1.5%3.3%
Settled18721871
National Register places1—
Archive photos—20
Famous people born here—3
Community
RaymoreBelton
Library hours a week—61 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

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.

RaymoreBelton
People
Population 24,526Lowest 25,008Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.4%Highest MO: +2.8% +3.6%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 41.1±1.7Highest 5% above MO 36.8±1.9Lowest 6% below MO
Kids under 18 24.8%±2.5Highest MO: 22.3% 24.1%±2.2Lowest MO: 22.3%
Raymore and Belton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.5%±2Highest MO: 17.9% 14.5%±1.7Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 25.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1Highest MO: 5.7% 3.7%±1Lowest MO: 5.7%
Raymore and Belton 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 $69,226±$5kLowest about the MO average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $339,100±$11kHighest 47% above MO $203,200±$11kLowest 12% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,303±$143Highest 26% above MO $1,290±$97Lowest 25% above MO
Raymore and Belton 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 $1,918Lowest about the MO average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.5%±11.7Highest MO: 45.6% 49.2%±9.3Lowest MO: 45.6%
Raymore and Belton 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% 9.7%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.2%Highest MO: 68.1% 59%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 24 yrs newer than MO 1987Lowest 9 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 9% above MO 25 minLowest 6% above MO
Work from home 15.1%±2.5Highest MO: 13% 11.8%±2.5Lowest MO: 13%
Raymore and Belton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.7%Lowest 10.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (29%)Kansas City (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Belton3% work in Raymore
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 3.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.8 miHighest 3.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.1Lowest 65.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #70 of 226 in MO#162 of 226 in MO
School district RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-IIBELTON 124
High school in town None in townBelton High
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.7
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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