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Callao is a tiny town of 263 people in Macon County, Missouri. It's about 59 miles from Columbia, MO and 112 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $672 a month.
263people
$80kTypical home
$672/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
242Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 263
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 509 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 59 mi to Columbia, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$504/mo)
- Median rent $672/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to IRK airport
- 116 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 846 ft
- 662 mi to the ocean
- 299 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.