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Country around Stanberry is a rural area of about 2,204 people in Gentry County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 77 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $824 a month.
2,204people
$168kTypical home
$824/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
241Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,204 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 36 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,059/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (256 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MCI airport
- 65 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 974 ft
- 709 mi to the ocean
- 284 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gentry County: R+62 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