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Elmo is a tiny town of 217 people in Nodaway County, Missouri. It's about 55 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 101 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $628 a month.
217people
$75kTypical home
$628/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
21"Snow
250Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 217
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,000 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$473/mo)
- Median rent $628/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (943 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to OMA airport
- 68 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 731 mi to the ocean
- 249 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nodaway County: R+44 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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