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Chilhowee is a tiny town of 232 people in Johnson County, Missouri. It's about 53 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $725 a month.
232people
$236kTypical home
$725/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 232
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 643 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 53 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (881 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to MCI airport
- 67 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 922 ft
- 594 mi to the ocean
- 323 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+40 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High 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.