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Middletown is a tiny town of 248 people in Montgomery County, Missouri. It's about 51 miles from Columbia, MO and 72 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $773 a month.
248people
$65kTypical home
$773/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 248
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 773 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 51 mi to Columbia, MO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$410/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to COU airport
- 62 mi to STL (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 608 mi to the ocean
- 224 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+60 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk