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Fulton is a big small town of 12,617 people in Callaway County, Missouri. It's about 21 miles from Columbia, MO and 93 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $836 a month.
12,617people
$156kTypical home
$836/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
19"Snow
241Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,617
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,023 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to Columbia, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$983/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (353 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to COU airport
- 85 mi to STL (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 237 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Callaway County: R+43 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk