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Kirksville is a small city of 17,563 people in Adair County, Missouri. It's about 87 miles from Columbia, MO and 129 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $775 a month.
17,563people
$154kTypical home
$775/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
235Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,563
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,221 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 87 mi to Columbia, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (329 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,763 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 24% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to IRK airport
- 108 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 981 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 283 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Adair County: R+34 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk