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39.31° N · 94.67° W · GEOID 2924058

Ferrelview

Platte County, Missouri · part of the Kansas City, MO metro

Limited data population under 5,000

MissouriFerrelview, MOFerrelviewFerrelview

The short answer

Ferrelview is home to 752 people. Median household income is $45,938 a year and median rent is $893 a month, 23.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $43,000, about 0.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$893
35% below the median place
Median household income
$45,938
43% below the median place
Median home value
$43,000
87% below the median place
Unemployment
2.7%
45% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Ferrelview

  • The median home is worth 0.9 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • Renters occupy 64% of homes, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 94% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 139 Missouri places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $37,600 a year left, less than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 30.4 years old, younger than in 94% of places its size.
01

Moving to Ferrelview

Platte County gains about 5.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in8,565
Moved out8,061
Net+504

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Clay County, MO2,4202,644−224
Jackson County, MO1,2681,105+163
Clinton County, MO6872−4

Within Missouri, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MissouriOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$70K
Leavers$77K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Platte County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
24.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Platte County report $69,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $77,500, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$35,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $893 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,087 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $43,000.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 19.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Springfield, MI matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
24.8%
331% above the median place
Moved from another state1
4.1%
107% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
5.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFerrelviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year124.8%331% above
Moved from another state1County figure4.1%107% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure5.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$69,6461% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$77,46910% above
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 0.9x, 75% below the median place.

Ferrelview23.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$35,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.3%
14% above the median place
Home price to income
0.9x
75% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$37,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$43,000
87% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$519
84% below the median place
Homeownership1
36.0%
46% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFerrelviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$89335% below
Rent to income123.3%14% above
Property tax rate11.2%33% above
Home price to income10.9x75% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.58% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5464% below
HUD area median income4County figure$113,4006% above
Property tax paid (median)1$51984% below
Median home value1$43,00087% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.1%60% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.9%1% above
Homeownership136.0%46% below
Renters paying 30%+149.8%2% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,08742% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.8%18% below
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$45,938
43% below the median place
Poverty rate1
18.8%
75% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFerrelviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$45,93843% below
Income per person1$29,47926% below
Unemployment1County figure2.7%45% below
Average annual pay6County figure$60,1659% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.9%49% below
Jobs6County figure48,36968% below
Poverty rate118.8%75% above
Mean commute123 min7% below
Works from home1County figure19.2%54% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 11.2%, 65% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
11.2%
65% below the median place
Median age1
30.4
22% below the median place
No health insurance1
16.8%
163% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.1 −16%
High school or higher83.3% −10%
Homes with broadband89.1% −3%
All 9 people measures
MeasureFerrelviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17526646th largest
Population change since 202071.7%49% above
Median age130.422% below
Bachelor's or higher111.2%65% below
High school or higher183.3%10% below
Household size12.116% below
Born abroad1County figure5.7%35% below
No health insurance116.8%163% above
Homes with broadband189.1%3% below
05

Life in Ferrelview

16 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.7 −0%
Shops28.6 −6%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.3 +5%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.8 +3%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
36
300% above the median place
Public school students11
17,612
260% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k9
1.9
17% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureFerrelviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure36300% above
Public school students11County figure17,612260% above
Students per teacher11County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.70% below
Shops per 10k9County figure28.66% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.35% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure20.83% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.917% below
National Register listings10County figure1623% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Ferrelview. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Natural hazard risk13
71.4
23% below the median place
Good air days14
49.3%
28% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFerrelviewAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure88°F2% above
January average low12County figure20°F22% below
Average temperature12County figure55°F0% below
Annual precipitation12County figure38.6 in12% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure71.423% below
Hurricane risk13County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk13County figure88.08% above
Wildfire risk13County figure60.61% below
Heat wave risk13County figure90.20% above
Median air quality index14Metro figure5119% above
Good air days14Metro figure49.3%28% below
08

Ferrelview in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 23% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$893/mo (2024)$1,150/mo$950 to $1,410/mo+4.4%
Median household income$45,938 (2024)$58,500$49,500 to $69,000+4.1%
Median home value$43,000 (2024)$49,000$35,000 to $67,000+2.2%
Population656 (2025)670640 to 690+0.3%

The median home would be worth 0.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 0.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Ferrelview

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Springfield, MI$864$44,808Compare
Chaparral, NM$853$46,017Compare
Pearsall, TX$948$49,198Compare
Cahokia Heights, IL$981$33,792Compare
Cahokia Heights, ILPearsall, TXChaparral, NMSpringfield, MIFerrelview, MOFerrelviewSpringfieldChaparralPearsallCahokia HeightsFerrelviewSpringfieldChaparralPearsallCahokia Heights

Common questions

Is Ferrelview a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 0.9 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places. Renters occupy 64% of homes, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 140 Missouri places. On cost, space and class size it scores 14 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Ferrelview expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $43,000.

What salary do you need to live in Ferrelview?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Ferrelview?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Springfield, MI, Chaparral, NM, Pearsall, TX and Cahokia Heights, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Ferrelview with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Ferrelview itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/ferrelview-missouri

Citytistics. “Ferrelview, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/ferrelview-missouri/

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