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Hamilton is a small town of 1,755 people in Caldwell County, Missouri. It's about 44 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 52 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $685 a month.
1,755people
$166kTypical home
$685/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
8"Snow
245Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,755
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,195 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 44 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,045/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MCI airport
- 49 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 329 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caldwell County: R+61 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk