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Cainsville is a tiny town of 212 people in Harrison County, Missouri. It's about 73 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 100 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $538 a month.
212people
$62kTypical home
$538/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
25"Snow
239Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 212
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 155 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 73 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$391/mo)
- Median rent $538/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to IRK airport
- 76 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 866 ft
- 722 mi to the ocean
- 305 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harrison County: R+72 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk