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Country around Albany is a rural area of about 2,379 people in Gentry County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 79 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $556 a month.
2,379people
$112kTypical home
$556/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
20"Snow
241Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,379 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 43 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $556/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (256 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to MCI airport
- 69 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 961 ft
- 710 mi to the ocean
- 292 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gentry County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk