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Country around Callao is a rural area of about 652 people in Macon County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Columbia, MO and 110 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $563 a month.
652people
$115kTypical home
$563/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
242Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 652 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 57 mi to Columbia, MO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$722/mo)
- Median rent $563/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to IRK airport
- 114 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 807 ft
- 660 mi to the ocean
- 301 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk