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Sugar Creek

A city of 3,249 people in Missouri
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About Sugar Creek

City in Jackson and Clay counties in Missouri, United States
3,271Population
11.2 sq miArea
820 ftElevation

Sugar Creek is a city in both Jackson and Clay counties in Missouri, United States. The population was 3,271 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Housing in Sugar Creek

$177K▲ 3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Sugar Creek home is worth about $177,000, up 3% in a year, 34% below the Missouri typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market34
Sold in May6
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Safety in Sugar Creek

D

Safety Grade D

Sugar Creek reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Sugar Creek 3.7
Missouri 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Sugar Creek 26.2
Missouri 16.9
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Sugar Creek’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictINDEPENDENCE 30Schools2

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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