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Warsaw is a small town of 1,980 people in Benton County, Missouri. It's about 68 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 88 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $727 a month.
1,980people
$152kTypical home
$727/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
245Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,980
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 68 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$959/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,899 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to SGF airport
- 103 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 291 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+59 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk