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Country around Forest City is a rural area of about 333 people in Holt County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 70 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $663 a month.
333people
$110kTypical home
$663/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 333 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$695/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 51
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MCI airport
- 55 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 696 mi to the ocean
- 273 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holt County: R+69 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.