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Montrose is a tiny town of 425 people in Henry County, Missouri. It's about 67 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $905 a month.
425people
$93kTypical home
$905/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
245Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 425
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 746 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 67 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$583/mo)
- Median rent $905/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (967 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,042 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to SGF airport
- 82 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 850 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 321 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+53 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk