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Paris is a small town of 1,587 people in Monroe County, Missouri. It's about 40 miles from Columbia, MO and 111 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $752 a month.
1,587people
$131kTypical home
$752/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
15"Snow
242Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,587
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,257 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 40 mi to Columbia, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$827/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (298 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to COU airport
- 101 mi to STL (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 748 ft
- 636 mi to the ocean
- 264 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk