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New Franklin is a small town of 1,170 people in Howard County, Missouri. It's about 23 miles from Columbia, MO and 97 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $679 a month.
1,170people
$140kTypical home
$679/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
11"Snow
242Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,170
- Part of a metro area
- About 883 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to Columbia, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$880/mo)
- Median rent $679/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°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
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to COU airport
- 107 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 279 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: R+44 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk