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Green Ridge is a tiny town of 496 people in Pettis County, Missouri. It's about 63 miles from Columbia, MO and 71 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $1k a month.
496people
$119kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
245Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 496
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,156 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 63 mi to Columbia, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $1,057/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to COU airport
- 84 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 915 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 301 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pettis County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk