Clinton County · MO
Plattsburg, MO
Founded 1833 · 32.7 miles from downtown Kansas City · population 2,253
The market, last twelve months
Half of the homes that sold went under contract within 25 days. The median sale closed at 99.7% of asking - below list. 42% closed at or above the original list price, which is the better measure of how much room a buyer actually has.
Aggregated from Heartland MLS closed sales, twelve months to July 2026. Individual sale prices are not shown - Kansas and Missouri are non-disclosure states and MLS rules do not permit their public display. Ask for the full report if you need them.
How it came to befounded 1833 · where the name comes from · 3 dated events
Founded in 1833 on a site chosen by commissioners David R. Atchison, Howard Everett and John Long, to serve as the seat of the newly organized Clinton County. It has been the county seat ever since. source 1 source 2
The name. First called Concord, then Springfield, and renamed in 1835 for Plattsburgh, the county seat of Clinton County, New York - the two counties both being named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York. source 1 source 2
No incorporation year distinct from the 1833 founding could be sourced.
- 1833Clinton County was organized on January 2, 1833 and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York; the county seat was founded the same year on the site chosen by Atchison, Everett and Long. source
- 1835The town, after being called Concord and then Springfield, took the name Plattsburg. source
- 1886David Rice Atchison died near Gower on January 26, 1886 and was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery in Plattsburg. source
The housing stockmedian built 1978
The median home sold here was built in 1978. Most of what sells was built between 1898 and 2022. That closely matches the Census figure of 1970 for all housing, so sales are broadly representative of the stock. 28% of sales included finished basement space beyond the above-grade footprint - which matters here, because square footage quoted above grade can understate a house considerably.
What's hereClinton County Courthouse, Greenlawn Cemetery
Plattsburg is the burial place of David Rice Atchison (1807-1886), one of the three commissioners who chose the town site in 1833 and later a United States Senator from Missouri and repeatedly President pro tempore of the Senate between 1846 and 1854. He is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, where a memorial marks his public career. source
Atchison's grave marker carries the inscription 'President of the United States for One Day, Sunday, March 4, 1849' - the origin of a long-running and historically disputed claim. The Clinton County Historical Society's own account of Atchison does not repeat the claim; the inscription itself is what is verifiable. source 1 source 2
A full statue of Atchison stands in front of the Clinton County Courthouse in Plattsburg, and a small museum inside the courthouse is dedicated to him. source
Practical detailschool district · highways and transit · 1 employers
- Schools
- Clinton County R-III School District. boundaries do not follow city limits. The district is named for the county rather than for Plattsburg; the schools in Plattsburg belong to it. Confirm the assigned school for any specific address before you rely on it. source
- Getting around
- No interstate or US route was returned within the city limits by the TIGERweb query; Plattsburg sits west of Interstate 35, reached by state routes. Specific route numbers were not sourced. source
- Employers located here
- Clinton County government. Listed as present in the city, which is not a statement about hiring.
People from hereDavid Rice Atchison
- David Rice Atchison
- One of the three commissioners who selected the site of Plattsburg in 1833; later a US Senator from Missouri and President pro tempore of the Senate. He died near Gower in 1886 and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Plattsburg, with a statue at the county courthouse. source
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Thinking about buying or selling here?
The numbers above describe the market. What they cannot tell you is what your own house is worth in it, or which of these streets fits what you need. Ask me about Plattsburg.