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Montgomery City is a small town of 2,801 people in Montgomery County, Missouri. It's about 44 miles from Columbia, MO and 72 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $767 a month.
2,801people
$161kTypical home
$767/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
241Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,801
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 830 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 44 mi to Columbia, MO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,016/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (582 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to COU airport
- 63 mi to STL (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 843 ft
- 598 mi to the ocean
- 221 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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