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Osborn is a tiny town of 424 people in DeKalb County, Missouri. It's about 25 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 44 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $802 a month.
424people
$93kTypical home
$802/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
245Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 424
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 744 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 25 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$588/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MCI airport
- 36 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 675 mi to the ocean
- 315 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+63 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- 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.