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Country around Collins is a rural area of about 1,368 people in St. Clair County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Springfield, MO and 98 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,368people
$212kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
244Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,368 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 53 mi to Springfield, MO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,335/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (709 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SGF airport
- 112 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 935 ft
- 547 mi to the ocean
- 301 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: R+61 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk