Living in Linn Creek, MO
Linn Creek is a tiny town of 188 people in Camden County, Missouri. It's about 47 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 124 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
188people
$229kTypical home
$1,032/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
244Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 188
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 145 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 47 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,032/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (668 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TBN airport
- 136 mi to STL (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 804 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 253 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Camden County: R+54 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.