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Country around Camden is a rural area of about 335 people in Ray County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $680 a month.
335people
$212kTypical home
$680/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
245Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 335 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 28 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,336/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MCI airport
- 37 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 637 mi to the ocean
- 347 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 247 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ray County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk