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Bethany is a small town of 3,080 people in Harrison County, Missouri. It's about 55 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 84 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $700 a month.
3,080people
$122kTypical home
$700/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
241Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,080
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 694 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$767/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to MCI airport
- 76 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 710 mi to the ocean
- 303 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+72 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk