A town of 8,847. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
The 3 things Pleasant Hill does most differently from other towns.
Where Pleasant Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Pleasant Hill. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Pleasant Hill’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill Primary | PK–2 | 396 | Not graded |
| Pleasant Hill Elem. | 3–4 | 306 | B+ |
| Pleasant Hill Middle | 7–8 | 328 | B |
| Pleasant Hill Intermediate | 5–6 | 320 | B |
| Pleasant Hill High | 9–12 | 730 | B− |
Pleasant Hill beats the Missouri average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Pleasant Hill | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 13.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 15.8% |
The typical Pleasant Hill home is worth about $373,000, up 4.8% in a year, 39% above the Missouri typical home.
Most working residents leave Pleasant Hill for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (21%), Lee's Summit (15%) and Overland Park (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Pleasant Hill reports less crime per resident than 73% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Pleasant Hill has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.
2.2 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cass County Fairground | 0.3 mi | 18 |
| 2. Pleasant Hill Recreation Complex | 0.2 mi | 41 |
| 3. Goppert Fitness Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
5 notable people were born in Pleasant Hill.
City in Missouri, United States
Pleasant Hill is a city in Cass and Jackson counties, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,777 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Pleasant Hill is home for the National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, Missouri office, which serves 37 counties in northern and western Missouri and seven counties in extreme east-central Kansas.
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