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Country around Atlanta is a rural area of about 1,361 people in Macon County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Columbia, MO and 125 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $710 a month.
1,361people
$151kTypical home
$710/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
242Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,361 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 67 mi to Columbia, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $710/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to IRK airport
- 128 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 286 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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