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Green Castle is a tiny town of 332 people in Sullivan County, Missouri. It's about 95 miles from Columbia, MO and 119 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $55k and rent runs about $666 a month.
332people
$55kTypical home
$666/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
21"Snow
235Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 332
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 743 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 95 mi to Columbia, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $55k (≈$344/mo)
- Median rent $666/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (393 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to IRK airport
- 97 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 698 mi to the ocean
- 290 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sullivan County: R+66 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very 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.