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Country around Jameson is a rural area of about 423 people in Daviess County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 70 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $561 a month.
423people
$142kTypical home
$561/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
239Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 423 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 49 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$895/mo)
- Median rent $561/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to MCI airport
- 64 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 316 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Daviess County: R+63 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.