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Living in Moberly, MO

Moberly is a big small town of 13,526 people in Randolph County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from Columbia, MO and 115 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $774 a month.

13,526people
$153kTypical home
$774/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
15"Snow
242Sunny days
101Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 13,526
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 1,026 people per sq mi
  • 115 mi to Kansas City, MO
  • 33 mi to Columbia, MO
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $153k (≈$965/mo)
  • Median rent $774/mo
  • Median household income $44k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 87°F
  • Winter highs around 37°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
  • 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
  • 123 cloudy days a year
  • 40 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 101 days a year with rain or snow
  • 15" of snow a year
  • 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 1 day a year over 100°F
  • 15 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (86 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 39
  • 34% of households have kids
  • 17% are 65 or older
  • 16% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 21 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 43 mi to COU airport
  • 120 mi to STL (major hub)
  • 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 77% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1965
  • 83% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 876 ft
  • 636 mi to the ocean
  • 280 mi to a big lake
  • 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 52 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 11 mi to the nearest campground
  • 4 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 4 bars within 25 mi
  • 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 4 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 32 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 18% of Missouri districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 22 mi to the nearest vet
  • Dog park in town
  • 12 congregations per 10k people
  • 23 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Randolph County: R+52 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

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