Living in Kingdom City, MO
Kingdom City is a tiny town of 114 people in Callaway County, Missouri. It's about 21 miles from Columbia, MO and 94 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 $144k and rent runs about $843 a month.
114people
$144kTypical home
$843/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
19"Snow
241Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 114
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 59 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to Columbia, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$908/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (369 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to COU airport
- 85 mi to STL (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 830 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 239 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.