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A city of 59,965 people in Missouri
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About Blue Springs

City in Jackson County, Missouri, United States
1880Established
58,603Population
22.4 sq miArea
974 ftElevation

Blue Springs is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. Blue Springs is a large suburb located east of Kansas City. It is the eighth-largest city in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the tenth-largest city in Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,604.

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ZIP code64013, 64014, 64015
Area code816
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Housing in Blue Springs

$311K▲ 2.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Blue Springs home is worth about $311,000, up 2.1% in a year, 16% above the Missouri typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market13
Sold in May78
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Safety in Blue Springs

C

Safety Grade C

Blue Springs reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Blue Springs 2.3
Missouri 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Blue Springs 17.1
Missouri 16.9
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Blue Springs’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#28Best public schoolsof 226 in MO
DistrictBLUE SPRINGS R-IVSchools19

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MO. Ratings are from neighbors.

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