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Seymour is a small town of 2,179 people in Webster County, Missouri. It's about 29 miles from Springfield, MO and 167 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $731 a month.
2,179people
$117kTypical home
$731/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
242Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,179
- Part of a metro area
- About 625 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 29 mi to Springfield, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$737/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (456 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SGF airport
- 171 mi to STL (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,654 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 247 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk