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Downing is a tiny town of 277 people in Schuyler County, Missouri. It's about 92 miles from Iowa City, IA and 149 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $361 a month.
277people
$79kTypical home
$361/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
235Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 277
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 420 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 92 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$499/mo)
- Median rent $361/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (792 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to IRK airport
- 99 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 263 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schuyler County: R+65 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk