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Country around Ewing is a rural area of about 1,136 people in Lewis County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 77 miles from Columbia, MO and 122 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $954 a month.
1,136people
$148kTypical home
$954/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,136 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 77 mi to Columbia, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$930/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to UIN airport
- 112 mi to STL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 251 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+60 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk