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Bucklin is a tiny town of 418 people in Linn County, Missouri. It's about 65 miles from Columbia, MO and 100 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $619 a month.
418people
$73kTypical home
$619/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
242Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 418
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 354 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 65 mi to Columbia, MO
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$463/mo)
- Median rent $619/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (557 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to IRK airport
- 103 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 919 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 310 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.