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Keytesville is a tiny town of 435 people in Chariton County, Missouri. It's about 47 miles from Columbia, MO and 89 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $447 a month.
435people
$86kTypical home
$447/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
13"Snow
242Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 435
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 566 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 47 mi to Columbia, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $447/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (433 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (365 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to IRK airport
- 95 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 705 ft
- 643 mi to the ocean
- 303 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chariton County: R+56 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk