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Butler is a small town of 4,668 people in Bates County, Missouri. It's about 61 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $893 a month.
4,668people
$145kTypical home
$893/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
249Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,668
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,148 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 61 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$917/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (734 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,502 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to MCI airport
- 75 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 313 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bates County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk