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Gilliam is a tiny town of 324 people in Saline County, Missouri. It's about 41 miles from Columbia, MO and 83 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $664 a month.
324people
$86kTypical home
$664/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
10"Snow
247Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 324
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,306 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 41 mi to Columbia, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$541/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (357 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to COU airport
- 92 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 299 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.