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Higginsville is a small town of 4,781 people in Lafayette County, Missouri. It's about 44 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $980 a month.
4,781people
$166kTypical home
$980/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
14"Snow
247Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,781
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,269 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 44 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MCI airport
- 55 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 627 mi to the ocean
- 328 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk