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Country around Corder is a rural area of about 573 people in Lafayette County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 50 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $1k a month.
573people
$87kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
247Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 573 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 50 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$548/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (504 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to MCI airport
- 60 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 824 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 324 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+49 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.