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Country around Farber is a rural area of about 291 people in Audrain County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Columbia, MO and 84 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $350 a month.
291people
$112kTypical home
$350/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 291 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 46 mi to Columbia, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$704/mo)
- Median rent $350/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 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 (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to COU airport
- 74 mi to STL (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 771 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 237 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Audrain County: R+48 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.