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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How Pleasant Hill ranks

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#6Highest graduation rate in MO #16Safest in MO #40Highest income in MO All MO rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code64080

Area code816

Living in Pleasant Hill

Housing in Pleasant Hill

$373K▲ 4.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pleasant Hill home is worth about $373,000, up 4.8% in a year, 39% above the Missouri typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market8

Sold in May12

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Safety in Pleasant Hill

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Pleasant Hill reports less crime per resident than 73% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Pleasant Hill 0.9

Missouri 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Pleasant Hill 7.2

Missouri 16.9

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Work & commute in Pleasant Hill

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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.

Kansas City

21%

Lee's Summit

15%

Overland Park, KS

Independence

12%Work in townlive and work in Pleasant Hill 18 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 2,082Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Pleasant Hill

B⁻

Health Grade B−

Healthier than 54% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Missouri

9better than MO

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▲ 8 close Habits all close Care all close Mind 1▲ 4 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

10.6%Fewer adults facing food insecurityMO 13.7% · better 12.3%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethMO 15.8% · better

Care nearby

Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit · 6.6 mi · ER

Compass HealthLees Summit · 9.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Pleasant Hill · CMS · HRSAHealth in Pleasant Hill →

Natural hazards in Pleasant Hill

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🥶 Cold waves

54Does Pleasant Hill flood?paid flood claims since 1982 3Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Pleasant Hill

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Pleasant Hill →

Climate in Pleasant Hill

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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.

42° / 23°Winter

65° / 44°Spring

86° / 66°Summer

67° / 46°Fall

How much snow does Pleasant Hill get?About 17 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 29, with the last in spring around Apr 8.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.1° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Pleasant Hill

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A⁻

School Grade A-

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.

#108Best public schoolsof 226 in MO

DistrictPLEASANT HILL R-IIISchools5

Pleasant Hill PrimaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 396 students Pleasant Hill Elem. B+Elementary · Grades 3–4 · 306 students Pleasant Hill Middle BMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 328 students Pleasant Hill Intermediate BMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 320 students Pleasant Hill High B-High · Grades 9–12 · 730 students

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.