Buchanan County, Missouri: roof stress score 49.2 of 100

Buchanan County ranks #575 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #44 of 69 in Missouri. Buchanan County homes: 87.8% predate 2000, median year 1964. Hail in Buchanan County (1 inch or more): 1.2 days a year. Permits in Buchanan County ran 24.6 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 49.2

InputBuchanan CountyMedianStress percentileIn MO
Homes built before 2000 87.8%80.4% 77 91
Severe hail days per year 1.22.0 8 4
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 24.635.5 62 38

Average of 77, 8 and 62: 49.2

Buchanan County on age: only 12.2% of homes date from 2000 or later. Buchanan County on hail: 10 severe days over 8 full years, at most 2 in 2019. Buchanan County on building: 24.6 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Buchanan County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Buchanan County homes by decade built

38,415 housing units by decade built 26.4% pre-1940 7.6% 1940s 10.9% 1950s 12.9% 1960s 13.7% 1970s 9.7% 1980s 6.7% 1990s 7.3% 2000s 4.3% 2010s 0.6% 2020+
38,415 housing units by decade built
pre-194026.4%
1940s7.6%
1950s10.9%
1960s12.9%
1970s13.7%
1980s9.7%
1990s6.7%
2000s7.3%
2010s4.3%
2020+0.6%

38,415 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 26.4%. Before 1980: 71.4%. Since 2010: 4.9%.

New-home permits in Buchanan County

944 single-family permits by year 89 14 80 15 76 16 91 17 70 18 90 19 91 20 94 21 71 22 68 23 72 24 52 25
944 single-family permits by year
1489
1580
1676
1791
1870
1990
2091
2194
2271
2368
2472
2552

Buchanan County issued 944 single-family permits, equal to 2.5% of its 38,415 housing units. Pace: about 64 a year lately, down from 82 a year at the start. Peak: 94 permits in 2021.

Severe hail days in Buchanan County, by year

Buchanan County severe days per year 1 14 1 15 2 16 1 18 2 19 1 22 1 23 1 24
Buchanan County severe days per year
141
151
162
181
192
221
231
241

* partial year. Buchanan County: severe days in 8 of 8 full years (worst: 2019, 2 days).

Map of 23 hail reports in Buchanan County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Buchanan County among Missouri counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Greene County50.475.4%3.867.0+1.2
Buchanan County49.287.8%1.224.6+0.0

2 published. Buchanan County on the Missouri map

Counties scoring near 49.2

CountyRankScoreGap
Lucas County, OH#56549.7+0.5
Racine County, WI#56849.4+0.2
Saginaw County, MI#57449.2+0.0
Douglas County, NE#58148.7-0.5
Rock County, WI#58848.4-0.8
Summit County, OH#59248.0-1.2

Why Buchanan County lands at 49.2

Buchanan County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 77th percentile. Age stands at 77, hail at 8, renewal at 62. Your house may differ: the score of Buchanan County is not a verdict on one roof.

Buchanan County next steps

  1. Check an address in Buchanan County: hail check.
  2. Compare Buchanan County with roof age by city.
  3. Claim clock after a Buchanan County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. Buchanan County roofers we list: St Joseph.

Buchanan County data: NOAA (10 severe days), Census ACS (38,415 homes), Census BPS (944 permits). Method, limits and common questions