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Mercer is a tiny town of 325 people in Mercer County, Missouri. It's about 73 miles from Des Moines, IA and 110 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $580 a month.
325people
$64kTypical home
$580/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
28"Snow
239Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 325
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 883 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 73 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$402/mo)
- Median rent $580/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to IRK airport
- 71 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 724 mi to the ocean
- 295 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+73 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.