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Appleton City is a small town of 1,221 people in St. Clair County, Missouri. It's about 70 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $557 a month.
1,221people
$98kTypical home
$557/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
249Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,221
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,064 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 70 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$619/mo)
- Median rent $557/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (459 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to SGF airport
- 85 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 316 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: R+61 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk