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Country around Meta is a rural area of about 1,274 people in Maries County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 105 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $544 a month.
1,274people
$231kTypical home
$544/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,274 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,457/mo)
- Median rent $544/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (36 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 17% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TBN airport
- 101 mi to STL (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 555 mi to the ocean
- 227 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maries County: R+68 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low 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.