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Hardin is a tiny town of 681 people in Ray County, Missouri. It's about 40 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $958 a month.
681people
$106kTypical home
$958/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
247Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 681
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,059 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 40 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $958/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (204 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MCI airport
- 47 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 709 ft
- 641 mi to the ocean
- 339 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ray County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk