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Kidder is a tiny town of 501 people in Caldwell County, Missouri. It's about 38 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 51 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $791 a month.
501people
$83kTypical home
$791/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
10"Snow
245Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 501
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,246 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 38 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$523/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 31
- 48% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% 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)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 677 mi to the ocean
- 323 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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