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Country around Barnard is a rural area of about 777 people in Nodaway County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 75 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $639 a month.
777people
$177kTypical home
$639/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
241Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 777 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 30 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,118/mo)
- Median rent $639/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (943 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to MCI airport
- 62 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 275 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nodaway County: R+44 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.