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Country around Bunceton is a rural area of about 763 people in Cooper County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Columbia, MO and 98 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $756 a month.
763people
$164kTypical home
$756/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 763 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 28 mi to Columbia, MO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,034 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to COU airport
- 109 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 274 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cooper County: R+46 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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.