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Trenton is a big small town of 5,536 people in Grundy County, Missouri. It's about 68 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 83 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $703 a month.
5,536people
$100kTypical home
$703/moRent
89° / 35°Summer / winter
17"Snow
239Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,536
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 859 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 68 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$627/mo)
- Median rent $703/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (323 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to IRK airport
- 80 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 791 ft
- 696 mi to the ocean
- 321 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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