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Spickard is a tiny town of 253 people in Grundy County, Missouri. It's about 73 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 93 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $32k and rent runs about $696 a month.
253people
$32kTypical home
$696/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
239Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 253
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 401 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 73 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $32k (≈$202/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (470 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to IRK airport
- 88 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 707 mi to the ocean
- 312 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grundy County: R+64 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.