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Kelso is a tiny town of 603 people in Scott County, Missouri. It's about 8 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 107 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $732 a month.
603people
$215kTypical home
$732/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
237Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 603
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,920 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 8 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,358/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (533 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,605 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CGI airport
- 116 mi to STL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 410 ft
- 454 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+59 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.