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Brashear is a tiny town of 182 people in Adair County, Missouri. It's about 83 miles from Columbia, MO and 135 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $290 a month.
182people
$65kTypical home
$290/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
235Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 520 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 83 mi to Columbia, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$410/mo)
- Median rent $290/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (329 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,763 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to IRK airport
- 117 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 850 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 275 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adair County: R+34 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk