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Country around Tarkio is a rural area of about 1,638 people in Atchison County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 101 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $667 a month.
1,638people
$91kTypical home
$667/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
27"Snow
250Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,638 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$576/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to OMA airport
- 66 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 728 mi to the ocean
- 244 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 33 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Atchison County: R+60 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk