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Country around Niangua is a rural area of about 2,022 people in Webster County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Springfield, MO and 154 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $711 a month.
2,022people
$197kTypical home
$711/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
242Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,022 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 34 mi to Springfield, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,243/mo)
- Median rent $711/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (602 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to SGF airport
- 159 mi to STL (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,240 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 247 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk