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Country around Macks Creek is a rural area of about 2,174 people in Camden County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Springfield, MO and 117 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,174people
$162kTypical home
$1,158/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
242Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,174 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 56 mi to Springfield, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $1,158/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (742 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TBN airport
- 132 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 932 ft
- 547 mi to the ocean
- 265 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Camden County: R+54 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk