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Laredo is a tiny town of 109 people in Grundy County, Missouri. It's about 75 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 86 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $492 a month.
109people
$95kTypical home
$492/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
17"Snow
239Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 109
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 396 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 75 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $492/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (470 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to IRK airport
- 84 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 690 mi to the ocean
- 320 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grundy County: R+64 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.