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Phillipsburg is a tiny town of 164 people in Laclede County, Missouri. It's about 37 miles from Springfield, MO and 145 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $782 a month.
164people
$140kTypical home
$782/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
242Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 164
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 206 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 37 mi to Springfield, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$886/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (888 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TBN airport
- 155 mi to STL (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 250 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Laclede County: R+67 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.