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Country around Chilhowee is a rural area of about 1,112 people in Johnson County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $732 a month.
1,112people
$218kTypical home
$732/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
245Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,112 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 54 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,375/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (881 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to MCI airport
- 69 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 594 mi to the ocean
- 321 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+40 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk