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Milan is a small town of 1,859 people in Sullivan County, Missouri. It's about 95 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 106 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $697 a month.
1,859people
$89kTypical home
$697/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
17"Snow
239Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,859
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,049 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 95 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$564/mo)
- Median rent $697/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (800 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to IRK airport
- 96 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 698 mi to the ocean
- 300 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sullivan County: R+66 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk