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Willard is a big small town of 6,488 people in Greene County, Missouri. It's about 10 miles from Springfield, MO and 141 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $984 a month.
6,488people
$213kTypical home
$984/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,488
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,073 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 10 mi to Springfield, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,343/mo)
- Median rent $984/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (846 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SGF airport
- 156 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,234 ft
- 505 mi to the ocean
- 282 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 328 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+21 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk