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Clarence is a tiny town of 862 people in Shelby County, Missouri. It's about 55 miles from Columbia, MO and 129 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $638 a month.
862people
$74kTypical home
$638/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
16"Snow
242Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 862
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 745 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to Columbia, MO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$467/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 27% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to IRK airport
- 122 mi to STL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 657 mi to the ocean
- 283 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+66 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk