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Frankford is a tiny town of 502 people in Pike County, Missouri. It's about 66 miles from Columbia, MO and 83 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $582 a month.
502people
$56kTypical home
$582/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 502
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,146 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 66 mi to Columbia, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$350/mo)
- Median rent $582/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (407 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% 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
- 32 mi to UIN airport
- 72 mi to STL (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 237 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+58 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.