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Country around Bucyrus is a rural area of about 824 people in Texas County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Springfield, MO and 131 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $630 a month.
824people
$131kTypical home
$630/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
5"Snow
242Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 824 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 69 mi to Springfield, MO
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$825/mo)
- Median rent $630/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (902 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to TBN airport
- 132 mi to STL (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,335 ft
- 494 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Texas County: R+72 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.