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Country around Edgar Springs is a rural area of about 1,264 people in Phelps County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 63 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 110 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $655 a month.
1,264people
$121kTypical home
$655/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
238Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,264 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 63 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$763/mo)
- Median rent $655/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,456 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TBN airport
- 109 mi to STL (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 513 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phelps County: R+43 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.