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Country around Amsterdam is a rural area of about 452 people in Bates County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $588 a month.
452people
$176kTypical home
$588/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
249Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 452 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 53 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,112/mo)
- Median rent $588/mo
- Median household income $64k
- 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)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (661 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,032 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MCI airport
- 65 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 580 mi to the ocean
- 315 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bates County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.