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Country around Osceola is a rural area of about 3,374 people in St. Clair County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 62 miles from Springfield, MO and 88 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $688 a month.
3,374people
$149kTypical home
$688/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
245Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,374 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 62 mi to Springfield, MO
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$940/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (709 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to SGF airport
- 103 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 817 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 304 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: R+61 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk