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Mountain Grove is a small town of 4,491 people in Wright County, Missouri. It's about 57 miles from Springfield, MO and 151 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $839 a month.
4,491people
$87kTypical home
$839/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
242Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,491
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,119 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 57 mi to Springfield, MO
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$550/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (724 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to TBN airport
- 152 mi to STL (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,490 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 220 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wright County: R+76 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk