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Country around Paris is a rural area of about 2,657 people in Monroe County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Columbia, MO and 110 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $763 a month.
2,657people
$151kTypical home
$763/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
15"Snow
238Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,657 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 39 mi to Columbia, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (298 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to COU airport
- 100 mi to STL (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 262 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk