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Blackburn is a tiny town of 240 people in Saline County, Missouri. It's about 57 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $716 a month.
240people
$118kTypical home
$716/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
12"Snow
247Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 240
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 777 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 57 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (357 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to MCI airport
- 67 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 317 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 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
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saline County: R+40 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.