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Smithton is a tiny town of 535 people in Pettis County, Missouri. It's about 45 miles from Columbia, MO and 84 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $929 a month.
535people
$116kTypical home
$929/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
245Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 535
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,777 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 45 mi to Columbia, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$734/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,343 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to COU airport
- 97 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 286 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 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
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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