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Sunrise Beach is a tiny town of 413 people in Camden County, Missouri. It's about 43 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 116 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $1k a month.
413people
$207kTypical home
$1,115/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
5"Snow
244Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 413
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 71 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 43 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,306/mo)
- Median rent $1,115/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,135 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to TBN airport
- 131 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 259 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Camden County: R+54 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk