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Country around Berger is a rural area of about 426 people in Franklin County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 58 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $793 a month.
426people
$149kTypical home
$793/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 426 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 47 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (982 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to COU airport
- 51 mi to STL (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+46 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk