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Wheeling is a tiny town of 157 people in Livingston County, Missouri. It's about 76 miles from St. Joseph, MO and 77 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $738 a month.
157people
$87kTypical home
$738/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
15"Snow
247Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 157
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 489 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 76 mi to St. Joseph, MO
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (459 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to IRK airport
- 78 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 332 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston County: R+58 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk