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Country around Malta Bend is a rural area of about 592 people in Saline County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Columbia, MO and 63 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $739 a month.
592people
$92kTypical home
$739/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
10"Snow
247Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 592 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 59 mi to Columbia, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$578/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (357 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to COU airport
- 72 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 315 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 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
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saline County: R+40 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.