KidderMO
A town of 501. Healthier than 78% of U.S. towns.
What makes Kidder stand out
The thing Kidder does most differently from other towns.
501 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Kidder’s report card
Now in Kidder
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kidder. Another town gets a different order.
Healthier than 22% of U.S. towns
Kidder beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Kidder | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 6.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 32.6% | 28.8% |
Most working residents commute out of Kidder
Most working residents leave Kidder for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Cameron (18%), Hamilton (12%) and Kansas City (11%). Half commute less than 36 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Kidder has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
Homes in Kidder sell for about $220K
The median sale price was $220,000 in April 2026.
100% of working residents leave Kidder for work
Where Kidder’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kidder
City in Missouri, United States
Kidder is a city in northwest Caldwell County, Missouri. The population was 267 at the 2020 census. The city was laid out in 1860 by H.B. Kidder or (Henry P. Kidder), of the Kidder Land Company in Boston, which was seeking to encourage non-slave owning European immigrants to settle along the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad which at the time was the furthest west railroad in the United States. The city received national publicity in 2004 after a student at the Thayer Learning Center in the community died after not receiving treatment early enough. In 2009 the Center was sold to become the White Buffalo Academy. The campus was formerly Thayer College and Thayer High School. Thayer College wa…
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- Population
- 267
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,017 ft
- ZIP code
- 64649
- Area code
- 816