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Fayette is a small town of 2,801 people in Howard County, Missouri. It's about 24 miles from Columbia, MO and 100 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $947 a month.
2,801people
$147kTypical home
$947/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
12"Snow
242Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,801
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,263 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 24 mi to Columbia, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$925/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 23
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 30% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to COU airport
- 109 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 621 mi to the ocean
- 281 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Howard County: R+44 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk