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New Cambria is a tiny town of 137 people in Macon County, Missouri. It's about 62 miles from Columbia, MO and 106 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $583 a month.
137people
$120kTypical home
$583/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
17"Snow
242Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 137
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 204 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 62 mi to Columbia, MO
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to IRK airport
- 110 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 304 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.