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Country around Wheatland is a rural area of about 1,053 people in Hickory County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Springfield, MO and 101 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $450 a month.
1,053people
$180kTypical home
$450/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,053 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to Springfield, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $450/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 10% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to SGF airport
- 116 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 553 mi to the ocean
- 287 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hickory County: R+61 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk