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Country around Arbela is a rural area of about 363 people in Scotland County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 84 miles from Iowa City, IA and 159 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $511 a month.
363people
$134kTypical home
$511/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
21"Snow
232Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 363 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 84 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$846/mo)
- Median rent $511/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 60
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to IRK airport
- 112 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 706 mi to the ocean
- 246 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scotland County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- 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.