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Meta is a tiny town of 115 people in Osage County, Missouri. It's about 18 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 106 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $544 a month.
115people
$97kTypical home
$544/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 115
- Part of a metro area
- About 328 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$611/mo)
- Median rent $544/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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 (45 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (291 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to COU airport
- 102 mi to STL (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 696 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 18 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 3% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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