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Osage Beach is a small town of 4,905 people in Camden County, Missouri. It's about 39 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 123 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $355k and rent runs about $772 a month.
4,905people
$355kTypical home
$772/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
244Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,905
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 499 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 39 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,240/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,711 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 14% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to TBN airport
- 130 mi to STL (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 553 mi to the ocean
- 251 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Camden County: R+54 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk