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Country around Drury is a rural area of about 626 people in Douglas County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Springfield, MO and 169 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $700 a month.
626people
$214kTypical home
$700/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
244Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 626 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 59 mi to Springfield, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,350/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 27% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to BKG airport
- 170 mi to STL (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 224 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+72 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.