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Boonville is a big small town of 7,689 people in Cooper County, Missouri. It's about 23 miles from Columbia, MO and 97 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $767 a month.
7,689people
$188kTypical home
$767/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,689
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 929 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 23 mi to Columbia, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,185/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,839 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to COU airport
- 108 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 277 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cooper County: R+46 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk