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Dearborn is a tiny town of 557 people in Platte County, Missouri. It's about 16 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 30 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $454 a month.
557people
$186kTypical home
$454/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
245Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 557
- Part of a metro area
- About 681 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 16 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,170/mo)
- Median rent $454/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 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
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (497 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MCI airport
- 16 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 313 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Platte County: R+3 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