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Rock Port is a small town of 1,221 people in Atchison County, Missouri. It's about 59 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 103 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $666 a month.
1,221people
$116kTypical home
$666/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
27"Snow
250Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,221
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 441 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 59 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$729/mo)
- Median rent $666/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to OMA airport
- 64 mi to OMA (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 240 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 33 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Atchison County: R+60 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk