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Maysville is a tiny town of 947 people in DeKalb County, Missouri. It's about 26 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 53 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $675 a month.
947people
$154kTypical home
$675/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
245Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 947
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 826 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$971/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MCI airport
- 44 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 308 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+63 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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