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Lebanon is a small city of 15,270 people in Laclede County, Missouri. It's about 48 miles from Springfield, MO and 143 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $809 a month.
15,270people
$159kTypical home
$809/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
242Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,270
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,043 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 48 mi to Springfield, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,001/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (343 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,419 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to TBN airport
- 145 mi to STL (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,289 ft
- 522 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Laclede County: R+67 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk