2026 · Polo Missouri downtown · Wikimedia Commons
Polo’s story
Polo in pictures
2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
PoloMO
A town of 480.
Population
480
−11.5% since 2010
Typical home
$295K
+6.2% in a year
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
32.0
years
Jobs based here
175
Balanced
Small town
480 people, and everyone knows the way
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Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Polo has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
14″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–40°
Spring42–64°
Summer64–85°
Fall44–66°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Polo
Most working residents leave Polo for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (14%), Cameron (5%) and Liberty (4%). Half commute less than 37 miles.
6%work in town
Where working residents work
In Polo6%
Kansas City14%
Cameron5%
Liberty4%
Kansas City4%
37 mi
median commute distance
175
jobs based in Polo
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Polo is
Polo tracks Missouri closely on all 32 CDC measures.
32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Cameron Regional Medical Center
16.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing
A typical Polo home is worth about $295K
The typical Polo home is worth about $295,000, up 6.2% in a year, 10% above the Missouri typical home.
$295KZillow home value
Typical home value
Polo$295K
Missouri$268K
+6.2%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors
0% of Polo is conserved land
0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 395 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stagecoach Park | 0.6 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Polo
City in Missouri, United States
Polo is a city in southwest Caldwell County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area with the United States. The population was 509 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 509
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,014 ft
- ZIP code
- 64671
- Area code
- 660