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Harrisburg is a tiny town of 312 people in Boone County, Missouri. It's about 15 miles from Columbia, MO and 112 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $944 a month.
312people
$207kTypical home
$944/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
242Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 312
- Part of a metro area
- About 392 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 15 mi to Columbia, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,303/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,509 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to COU airport
- 115 mi to STL (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 270 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: D+10 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk