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Country around Higbee is a rural area of about 1,484 people in Randolph County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Columbia, MO and 109 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $729 a month.
1,484people
$129kTypical home
$729/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
242Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,484 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to Columbia, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$814/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to COU airport
- 117 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 279 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+52 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.