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Camden is a tiny town of 135 people in Ray County, Missouri. It's about 29 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $782 a month.
135people
$59kTypical home
$782/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
245Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 135
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 303 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 29 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$371/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (147 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MCI airport
- 38 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 856 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 346 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 247 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ray County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.