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Owensville is a small town of 2,806 people in Gasconade County, Missouri. It's about 40 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 71 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $676 a month.
2,806people
$140kTypical home
$676/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
241Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,806
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,080 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 40 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$882/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (490 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to COU airport
- 67 mi to STL (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 932 ft
- 555 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gasconade 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk