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De Kalb is a tiny town of 518 people in Buchanan County, Missouri. It's about 13 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 38 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $940 a month.
518people
$138kTypical home
$940/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
18"Snow
245Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 518
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,031 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 13 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (427 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,141 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 45% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MCI airport
- 23 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 305 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Buchanan County: R+28 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk