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Cabool is a small town of 2,348 people in Texas County, Missouri. It's about 66 miles from Springfield, MO and 145 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $570 a month.
2,348people
$130kTypical home
$570/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
8"Snow
242Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,348
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 591 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 66 mi to Springfield, MO
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$820/mo)
- Median rent $570/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (490 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to TBN airport
- 147 mi to STL (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,270 ft
- 478 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Texas County: R+72 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.