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Cameron is a big small town of 8,519 people in Clinton County, Missouri. It's about 31 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 46 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,519people
$194kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,519
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,241 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 31 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,220/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (326 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MCI airport
- 40 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 675 mi to the ocean
- 320 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+48 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk