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Emma is a tiny town of 270 people in Saline County, Missouri. It's about 58 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $850 a month.
270people
$124kTypical home
$850/moRent
89° / 38°Summer / winter
12"Snow
245Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 270
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 461 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 58 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$784/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (324 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to MCI airport
- 69 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 738 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 314 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saline County: R+40 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk