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Licking is a small town of 2,858 people in Texas County, Missouri. It's about 76 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 118 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $657 a month.
2,858people
$117kTypical home
$657/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
238Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,858
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,341 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 76 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$737/mo)
- Median rent $657/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (815 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to TBN airport
- 118 mi to STL (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,257 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Texas County: R+72 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