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Unionville is a small town of 1,824 people in Putnam County, Missouri. It's about 82 miles from Des Moines, IA and 124 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $516 a month.
1,824people
$105kTypical home
$516/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
29"Snow
239Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,824
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 914 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 82 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $516/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to IRK airport
- 81 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 281 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+70 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk