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Diggins is a tiny town of 269 people in Webster County, Missouri. It's about 24 miles from Springfield, MO and 163 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $640 a month.
269people
$171kTypical home
$640/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
242Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 269
- Part of a metro area
- About 278 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 24 mi to Springfield, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,077/mo)
- Median rent $640/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (602 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SGF airport
- 174 mi to STL (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,673 ft
- 493 mi to the ocean
- 252 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 152 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk