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Clinton is a big small town of 9,065 people in Henry County, Missouri. It's about 67 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $702 a month.
9,065people
$155kTypical home
$702/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
245Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,065
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 995 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 67 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$980/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1072 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,805 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to SGF airport
- 82 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 314 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+53 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk