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Marshall is a big small town of 13,739 people in Saline County, Missouri. It's about 48 miles from Columbia, MO and 72 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $761 a month.
13,739people
$148kTypical home
$761/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
8"Snow
247Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,739
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,357 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 48 mi to Columbia, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$933/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (597 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to COU airport
- 82 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 626 mi to the ocean
- 304 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saline County: R+40 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk