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Dixon is a small town of 1,334 people in Pulaski County, Missouri. It's about 40 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 110 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $644 a month.
1,334people
$134kTypical home
$644/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
242Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,334
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,278 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 40 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$846/mo)
- Median rent $644/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" 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 (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (546 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TBN airport
- 107 mi to STL (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 536 mi to the ocean
- 220 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: R+50 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