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Bell City is a tiny town of 496 people in Stoddard County, Missouri. It's about 24 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 114 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $48k and rent runs about $760 a month.
496people
$48kTypical home
$760/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
4"Snow
237Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 496
- Part of a metro area
- About 902 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 24 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $48k (≈$300/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (583 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 43% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CGI airport
- 123 mi to STL (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 318 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 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)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stoddard County: R+74 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.