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Mexico is a big small town of 11,477 people in Audrain County, Missouri. It's about 29 miles from Columbia, MO and 95 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $686 a month.
11,477people
$140kTypical home
$686/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,477
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 943 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 29 mi to Columbia, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$882/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to COU airport
- 86 mi to STL (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Audrain County: R+48 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk