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Country around Skidmore is a rural area of about 572 people in Nodaway County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 86 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 $96k and rent runs about $722 a month.
572people
$96kTypical home
$722/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
250Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 572 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 40 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$605/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 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 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to MCI airport
- 72 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 932 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 261 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.