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Eldon is a small town of 4,556 people in Miller County, Missouri. It's about 26 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 119 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $822 a month.
4,556people
$157kTypical home
$822/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
6"Snow
244Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,556
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,282 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 26 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $822/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (341 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to COU airport
- 122 mi to STL (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 252 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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