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Jefferson City is a small city of 42,488 people in Cole County, Missouri. It's part of the Jefferson City, MO area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $802 a month.
42,488people
$219kTypical home
$802/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,488
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,178 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to St. Louis, MO
- In the Jefferson City, MO area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,379/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (338 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,764 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to COU airport
- 98 mi to STL (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 576 mi to the ocean
- 238 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cole County: R+34 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk