Living in Amoret, MO
Amoret is a tiny town of 120 people in Bates County, Missouri. It's about 60 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 $65k and rent runs about $736 a month.
120people
$65kTypical home
$736/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
249Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 120
- Part of a metro area
- About 561 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 60 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$410/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (661 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,032 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to MCI airport
- 73 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 573 mi to the ocean
- 308 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.