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Adrian is a small town of 1,857 people in Bates County, Missouri. It's about 52 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $631 a month.
1,857people
$160kTypical home
$631/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
249Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,857
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,109 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 52 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,006/mo)
- Median rent $631/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (481 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,126 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to MCI airport
- 66 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 582 mi to the ocean
- 322 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bates County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk