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Indian Lake is a small town of 1,135 people in Crawford County, Missouri. It's about 51 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 75 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $795 a month.
1,135people
$193kTypical home
$795/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,135
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 790 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 51 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,218/mo)
- Median rent $795/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (342 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 20% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to TBN airport
- 74 mi to STL (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 538 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.