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Country around Chula is a rural area of about 508 people in Livingston County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 83 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $887 a month.
508people
$140kTypical home
$887/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
15"Snow
247Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 508 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 75 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$880/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (459 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to IRK airport
- 82 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 324 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+58 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk