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Lancaster is a tiny town of 742 people in Schuyler County, Missouri. It's about 92 miles from Des Moines, IA and 144 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $349 a month.
742people
$155kTypical home
$349/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
235Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 742
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 499 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 92 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$976/mo)
- Median rent $349/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (792 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to IRK airport
- 91 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 942 ft
- 712 mi to the ocean
- 265 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schuyler County: R+65 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.