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Cole Camp is a small town of 1,436 people in Benton County, Missouri. It's about 56 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 86 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $635 a month.
1,436people
$172kTypical home
$635/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
245Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,436
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,103 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 56 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,081/mo)
- Median rent $635/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to COU airport
- 100 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 583 mi to the ocean
- 286 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+59 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.