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Country around Edwards is a rural area of about 1,901 people in Benton County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 101 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $765 a month.
1,901people
$181kTypical home
$765/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
245Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,901 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 59 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,142/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (799 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 13% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to TBN airport
- 116 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 563 mi to the ocean
- 277 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+59 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk