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Country around Monticello is a rural area of about 389 people in Lewis County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 90 miles from Columbia, MO and 132 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $783 a month.
389people
$156kTypical home
$783/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
17"Snow
232Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 389 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 90 mi to Columbia, MO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$982/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 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
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to UIN airport
- 121 mi to STL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 681 mi to the ocean
- 243 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+60 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.