IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Salisbury, MO
Country around Salisbury is a rural area of about 3,030 people in Chariton County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Columbia, MO and 97 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $729 a month.
3,030people
$185kTypical home
$729/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
15"Snow
242Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
Is Near Salisbury right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,030 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 44 mi to Columbia, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,169/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (433 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (365 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to IRK airport
- 103 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 644 mi to the ocean
- 297 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chariton County: R+56 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk