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Ava is a small town of 3,045 people in Douglas County, Missouri. It's about 38 miles from Springfield, MO and 176 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $696 a month.
3,045people
$148kTypical home
$696/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,045
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 917 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 38 mi to Springfield, MO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$933/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (352 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BKG airport
- 176 mi to STL (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,257 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no 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
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+72 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