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Sedalia is a small city of 22,003 people in Pettis County, Missouri. It's about 52 miles from Columbia, MO and 76 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $877 a month.
22,003people
$143kTypical home
$877/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
245Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,003
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,464 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 52 mi to Columbia, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,762 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to COU airport
- 89 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 600 mi to the ocean
- 294 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pettis County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk