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Centertown is a tiny town of 297 people in Cole County, Missouri. It's about 13 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 117 miles from St. Louis, 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 $143k and rent runs about $1k a month.
297people
$143kTypical home
$1,028/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 297
- Part of a metro area
- About 313 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 13 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$904/mo)
- Median rent $1,028/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 93 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
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,120 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to COU airport
- 110 mi to STL (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 582 mi to the ocean
- 251 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 189 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cole County: R+34 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