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Brookfield is a small town of 4,144 people in Linn County, Missouri. It's about 70 miles from Columbia, MO and 91 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $711 a month.
4,144people
$102kTypical home
$711/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
19"Snow
247Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,144
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 953 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 70 mi to Columbia, MO
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$644/mo)
- Median rent $711/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (440 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,147 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to IRK airport
- 93 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 319 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Linn County: R+57 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