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Country around Ravenwood is a rural area of about 1,091 people in Nodaway County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 84 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $856 a month.
1,091people
$151kTypical home
$856/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
241Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,091 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 41 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (943 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to MCI airport
- 72 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 997 ft
- 717 mi to the ocean
- 274 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nodaway County: R+44 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