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Country around Rea is a rural area of about 329 people in Andrew County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 65 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $961 a month.
329people
$257kTypical home
$961/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
241Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 329 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,619/mo)
- Median rent $961/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to MCI airport
- 52 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 951 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 287 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Andrew County: R+52 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.