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Centralia is a small town of 4,690 people in Boone County, Missouri. It's about 21 miles from Columbia, MO and 109 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $685 a month.
4,690people
$174kTypical home
$685/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
242Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,690
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,611 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to Columbia, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,099/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (861 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to COU airport
- 100 mi to STL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 258 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: D+10 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk