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Raymore vs Liberty

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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Raymore, MOHomes around $361KMissouri · 24,526 people
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Liberty, MOA history townMissouri · 30,689 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.

Raymore$2,180/mo
Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,303/mo · Housing →
Liberty$2,040/mo
Typical home $330K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.15% · or rent about $1,160/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
RaymoreLiberty
Snow a year9″13″
January low—19°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—198d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th31st
Outdoors & history
RaymoreLiberty
Conserved land1.5%2.7%
Settled18721822
National Register places115
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—23
Community
RaymoreLiberty
Library hours a week—69 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

Where they are

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Raymore ↔ Liberty30 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.

RaymoreLiberty
People
Population 24,526Lowest 30,689Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.4%Highest MO: +2.8% +3.5%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 41.1±1.7Highest 5% above MO 37.8±1.7Lowest 3% below MO
Raymore and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±2.5Highest MO: 22.3% 24.5%±2.4Lowest 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+ 18.5%±2Highest MO: 17.9% 15.9%±1.4Lowest 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+ 36.2%Lowest MO: 32.4% 39.6%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1Lowest MO: 5.7% 6.4%±1Highest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $104,447±$8kHighest 48% above MO $88,542±$9kLowest 25% 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 $339,100±$11kHighest 47% above MO $283,300±$10kLowest 23% above MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,303±$143Highest 26% above MO $1,160±$103Lowest 12% 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 $3,292Highest 69% above MO $3,267Lowest 68% above MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.5%±11.7Highest MO: 45.6% 47.4%±8.8Lowest 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 5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 7%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.2%Highest MO: 68.1% 73%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 24 yrs newer than MO 1986Lowest 8 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 9% above MO 23 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 15.1%±2.5Lowest MO: 13% 15.9%±2.5Highest 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 5.7%Lowest 17.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 1.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (29%)Kansas City (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LibertyFew work in Raymore
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.8 miLowest 13.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 17Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 50.1Highest 40.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #70 of 226 in MO#57 of 226 in MO
School district RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-IILIBERTY 53
High school in town None in townLiberty North High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.4
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Raymore neighborsTown Square →
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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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