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Country around Mound City is a rural area of about 1,483 people in Holt County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 81 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $738 a month.
1,483people
$166kTypical home
$738/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
250Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,483 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 36 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,046/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 50
- 32% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to MCI airport
- 66 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 263 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holt County: R+69 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk