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Country around Leopold is a rural area of about 604 people in Bollinger County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 19 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 97 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $694 a month.
604people
$218kTypical home
$694/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
237Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 604 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 19 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,375/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to CGI airport
- 106 mi to STL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 463 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bollinger County: R+75 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.