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Agency is a tiny town of 871 people in Buchanan County, Missouri. It's about 8 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 38 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
871people
$252kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
19"Snow
245Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 871
- Part of a metro area
- About 236 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 8 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,588/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (427 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,141 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MCI airport
- 25 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 307 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buchanan County: R+28 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk