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Bethel is a tiny town of 126 people in Shelby County, Missouri. It's about 66 miles from Columbia, MO and 128 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $509 a month.
126people
$82kTypical home
$509/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
242Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 126
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 913 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 66 mi to Columbia, MO
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$516/mo)
- Median rent $509/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to IRK airport
- 118 mi to STL (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 267 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+66 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.