Adair
Missouri

What stands out

If you had to describe Adair County in numbers, start here: the school test score is in the bottom 8% of American counties (2.54 where 3.0 is grade level), homeownership is in the bottom 10% of American counties (62%), and the average commute is in the bottom 11% of American counties (17 minutes). Within Missouri it ranks 2nd of 114 counties for the school test score, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Adair County, Missouri. 25,299 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -150).

Missouri stopped taxing Social Security and public pensions for all residents in 2024 and has been cutting its top income-tax rate toward 4.5%. Home prices are well below the national average in both Kansas City and St. Louis. The state's property tax on vehicles, paid every year, surprises new arrivals; tornado exposure is high across the state.

Money

The typical household here brings in $51,020 a year, lower than 77% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $45,054. Unemployment runs 3.0%, lower than 66% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 17 minutes each way.

Missouri takes 4.3% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,217 a year.

Home

The median home costs $193K, cheaper than 66% of American counties, about 2.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $725 a month. Property tax is 0.79% of home value, roughly $1,156 a year on that median home, lower than 57% of American counties. 62% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 64% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 9 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 75.8 years, longer than 50% of American counties. There are 197 active physicians in the county, about 77.9 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 10.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.66 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 92% of American counties. 92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 32 points. 52% of eligible voters turned out. Under Missouri law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 53°F, highs near 64 and lows near 42, colder than 61% of American counties. About 35 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 52 out of 100, riskier than 52% of American counties; the county has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 216 Mbps down, faster than 58% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.8 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.