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California is a small town of 4,509 people in Moniteau County, Missouri. It's about 22 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 112 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $756 a month.
4,509people
$153kTypical home
$756/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,509
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,167 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 22 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$963/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to COU airport
- 119 mi to STL (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 585 mi to the ocean
- 259 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moniteau County: R+63 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk