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Country around Grovespring is a rural area of about 1,137 people in Wright County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Springfield, MO and 152 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $625 a month.
1,137people
$216kTypical home
$625/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
242Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,137 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 43 mi to Springfield, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,363/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (359 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 15% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to TBN airport
- 151 mi to STL (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,378 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 238 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 130 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wright County: R+76 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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.