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Mountain View is a small town of 2,658 people in Howell County, Missouri. It's about 89 miles from Springfield, MO and 139 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $424 a month.
2,658people
$124kTypical home
$424/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
245Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,658
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 703 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 89 mi to Springfield, MO
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$779/mo)
- Median rent $424/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (362 per 100k)
- Low property crime (949 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to TBN airport
- 141 mi to STL (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howell County: R+67 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk