Living in Country around Climax Springs, MO
Country around Climax Springs is a rural area of about 1,055 people in Camden County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 109 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $876 a month.
1,055people
$311kTypical home
$876/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
245Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,055 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 56 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,963/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (742 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 9% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to TBN airport
- 124 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 556 mi to the ocean
- 269 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Camden County: R+54 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very 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.