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Graham is a tiny town of 129 people in Nodaway County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 79 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $415 a month.
129people
$88kTypical home
$415/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
250Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 129
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 485 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 33 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$554/mo)
- Median rent $415/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 26 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 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MCI airport
- 65 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 709 mi to the ocean
- 268 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.