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Altamont is a tiny town of 147 people in Daviess County, Missouri. It's about 40 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 58 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $725 a month.
147people
$66kTypical home
$725/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
17"Snow
245Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 147
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 574 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 40 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$414/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to MCI airport
- 52 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 684 mi to the ocean
- 318 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Daviess County: R+63 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk