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UnityMO
A town of 121. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
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Population
121
residents
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
28.7
years
Land area
2 sq mi
What makes Unity stand out
The thing Unity does most differently from other towns.
Small town
121 people, and everyone knows the way
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Nearby towns
Kansas CityLee's SummitUnity
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Schools
Unity’s public schools outperform 86% of Missouri districts
The public schools Unity’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
ASchool Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Grove Elem. | K–5 | 331 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.
23risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Unity has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
9″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–42°
Spring44–65°
Summer66–86°
Fall46–67°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Unity is
Unity beats the Missouri average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
32 measures vs. Missouri
8 better21 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Unity | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 15.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.6% |
University Health Lakewood Medical Center
1.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Unity is conserved land
2.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 970 acres
2.4 mi
of trails · 1.6 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Unity
Village in Missouri, United States
Unity Village is a village in Jackson County, Missouri, United States, bordering Kansas City and Lee's Summit. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its population was 66 at the 2020 census. The founders of the Unity spiritual movement, Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, purchased a 58-acre (23 ha) farm in 1919 as a weekend getaway for employees of their downtown Kansas City headquarters. In March 1920, the land came to be known as Unity Farm, and the following purchase of 12 surrounding farms expanded the land to nearly 1,500 acres. The farm produced fruits and vegetables, including 7,500 apple trees, a 400-tree peach orchard, 12 acres of grapevines, cherry and plum trees, and fields …
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 66
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 935 ft