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Country around Hardin is a rural area of about 1,189 people in Ray County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $950 a month.
1,189people
$138kTypical home
$950/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
247Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,189 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 41 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$872/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 91 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
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MCI airport
- 48 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 643 mi to the ocean
- 339 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ray County: R+49 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk