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Carrollton is a small town of 3,145 people in Carroll County, Missouri. It's about 59 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $834 a month.
3,145people
$110kTypical home
$834/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
13"Snow
247Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,145
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 755 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 59 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$695/mo)
- Median rent $834/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 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
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MCI airport
- 65 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 647 mi to the ocean
- 326 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+65 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