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Huntsville is a small town of 1,672 people in Randolph County, Missouri. It's about 36 miles from Columbia, MO and 109 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $729 a month.
1,672people
$111kTypical home
$729/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
15"Snow
242Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,672
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 722 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 36 mi to Columbia, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to IRK airport
- 116 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 285 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+52 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk