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Macon is a big small town of 5,466 people in Macon County, Missouri. It's about 55 miles from Columbia, MO and 119 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $680 a month.
5,466people
$152kTypical home
$680/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
16"Snow
242Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,466
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 902 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 55 mi to Columbia, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$957/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (853 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to IRK airport
- 123 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 292 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk