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Country around Tuscumbia is a rural area of about 1,165 people in Miller County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 121 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,165people
$168kTypical home
$1,356/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
6"Snow
244Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,165 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 28 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,061/mo)
- Median rent $1,356/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (222 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (459 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TBN airport
- 117 mi to STL (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 794 ft
- 555 mi to the ocean
- 241 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 162 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miller County: R+67 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