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Monticello is a tiny town of 233 people in Lewis County, Missouri. It's about 87 miles from Columbia, MO and 129 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $847 a month.
233people
$113kTypical home
$847/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
17"Snow
232Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 233
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 893 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 87 mi to Columbia, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$709/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to UIN airport
- 119 mi to STL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 678 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.