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9,970people live here $62,473median household income▼ 23% below US $944median rent per month▼ 33% below US $209,200median home value▼ 37% below US

What it's like to live in Harrisonville

Harrisonville is a small city in Missouri with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, county unemployment below the national average, 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. Harrisonville deals with household incomes below the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, cold winters, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Low unemployment in the county
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Low college degree attainment
Cold winters
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Harrisonville compares

Median household income

Harrisonville$62,473

Missouri avg$70,702

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Harrisonville$944

Missouri avg$1,033

US$1,413

Median home value

Harrisonville$209,200

Missouri avg$230,300

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Harrisonville

Based on Harrisonville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$1,888

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $37,760 a year
30% of Harrisonville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$41,840

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $20,920
Homes cost 3.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 33% below US

$944/mo median rent

Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $944 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 $209,200. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $209,200 · 30% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.6% county unemployment

Unemployment in Cass County is 3.6%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Cass County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 11% below US

292 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 1187/100k · Harrisonville Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

28 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 6% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

83%

Carpool

8.2%

Work from home

5.7%

Walk

2.3%

Other

1.0%

Public transit

0.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 86°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 24°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 4.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 58% below US

15% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

8 public schools inside the boundary

There are 8 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, 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 (21 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Harrisonville'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 college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($944/mo) equals 18% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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