What it's like to live in Grandview
Grandview is a small city in Missouri with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, commutes that run shorter than most cities, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Grandview deals with household incomes below the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and cold winters.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Short commutes
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Air quality concerns
- Cold winters
How Grandview compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Grandview
Based on Grandview's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,070
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $41,400 a year
- 50% of Grandview renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$37,700
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $18,850
- Homes cost 3.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 27% below US
$1,035/mo median rent
Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $1,035 a month. Factoring in local incomes, the value gets even better. Money stretches further here than in most of the country. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $188,500. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $188,500 · 50% of renters cost-burdened
Job marketNear US average
4.5% unemployment
Unemployment here is 4.5%, close to the national average of 4.3%.
City-level (BLS)
SafetyNear US average
315 violent crimes per 100k
Crime runs about typical for a city this size. Some neighborhoods are safer than others, and one overall rate doesn't tell the whole story, so a neighborhood-level look matters more than the headline stat.
Property crime 2956/100k · Grandview Police Department · 2025 data
Getting around▼ 14% below US
22 min average commute
Commutes are reasonable, averaging 22.4 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 16% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 86°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 25°F and snow a regular occurrence.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 29% below US
26% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 26%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
8 public schools inside the boundary
There are 8 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Harry S Truman National Historic Site (3 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Grandview's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,035/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and remote workers (16% of workers here already work from home).
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