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Doolittle is a tiny town of 561 people in Phelps County, Missouri. It's about 46 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 101 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $633 a month.
561people
$119kTypical home
$633/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 561
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 202 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 46 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $633/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TBN airport
- 100 mi to STL (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 961 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phelps County: R+43 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