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Bourbon is a small town of 1,636 people in Crawford County, Missouri. It's about 58 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 64 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $907 a month.
1,636people
$137kTypical home
$907/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,636
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,224 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 58 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$863/mo)
- Median rent $907/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (591 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to TBN airport
- 63 mi to STL (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 961 ft
- 540 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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