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Living in La Monte, MO

La Monte is a small town of 1,126 people in Pettis County, Missouri. It's about 60 miles from Columbia, MO and 65 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $778 a month.

1,126people
$111kTypical home
$778/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
245Sunny days
109Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,126
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 1,038 people per sq mi
  • 65 mi to Kansas City, MO
  • 60 mi to Columbia, MO
  • 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $111k (≈$699/mo)
  • Median rent $778/mo
  • Median household income $66k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 88°F
  • Winter highs around 38°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
  • 245 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
  • 120 cloudy days a year
  • 38 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 109 days a year with rain or snow
  • 14" of snow a year
  • 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 2 days a year over 100°F
  • 14 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,343 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 35
  • 33% of households have kids
  • 15% are 65 or older
  • 12% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 21 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 65 mi to COU airport
  • 78 mi to MCI (major hub)
  • 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 81% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1968
  • 92% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 866 ft
  • 607 mi to the ocean
  • 305 mi to a big lake
  • 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 61 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 8 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 8 bars within 25 mi
  • 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 27 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 18% of Missouri districts (reading)
  • 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 31 mi to the nearest vet
  • 9 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • 17 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Pettis County: R+49 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
  • Low drought risk
  • Moderate winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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