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Country around Knox City is a rural area of about 493 people in Knox County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 84 miles from Columbia, MO and 140 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $661 a month.
493people
$101kTypical home
$661/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
235Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 493 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 84 mi to Columbia, MO
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$639/mo)
- Median rent $661/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to IRK airport
- 129 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 681 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+65 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.