Orrick, MO

Located about thirty miles east of Kansas City in Ray County, Orrick offers peaceful, small-town living surrounded by open farmland. With fewer than 800 residents, it has a relaxed rural atmosphere while keeping the metro within an easy drive. The community got its start back in the 1850s under the name Albany, though founders quickly switched it to Orrick after learning Missouri already had another town by that name.

Community life centers around the local school district, where hometown pride runs high for the Orrick Bearcats and their storied football program. It is the kind of place where neighbors know one another and life moves at a comfortable, unhurried pace. For anyone looking for wide-open space, quiet streets, and a manageable commute into the city, Orrick delivers a classic slice of Missouri countryside.