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Fair Play is a tiny town of 595 people in Polk County, Missouri. It's about 34 miles from Springfield, MO and 116 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $938 a month.
595people
$106kTypical home
$938/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 595
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,393 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 34 mi to Springfield, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$666/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (875 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SGF airport
- 131 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 294 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk 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