Living in Norborne, MO
Norborne is a tiny town of 676 people in Carroll County, Missouri. It's about 48 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $675 a month.
676people
$106kTypical home
$675/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
247Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 676
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,045 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 48 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$667/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MCI airport
- 55 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 702 ft
- 644 mi to the ocean
- 333 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+65 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk