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Linn is a small town of 1,197 people in Osage County, Missouri. It's about 19 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 87 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $714 a month.
1,197people
$166kTypical home
$714/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
241Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,197
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,027 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 19 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,046/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to COU airport
- 82 mi to STL (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 219 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osage County: R+73 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