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Country around Laclede is a rural area of about 461 people in Linn County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 73 miles from Columbia, MO and 86 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $372 a month.
461people
$101kTypical home
$372/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
17"Snow
247Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 461 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 73 mi to Columbia, MO
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$635/mo)
- Median rent $372/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 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
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (557 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to IRK airport
- 88 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 324 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Linn County: R+57 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- 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.