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Plato is a tiny town of 183 people in Texas County, Missouri. It's about 63 miles from Springfield, MO and 133 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $665 a month.
183people
$177kTypical home
$665/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
8"Snow
242Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 183
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 488 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 63 mi to Springfield, MO
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,115/mo)
- Median rent $665/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 90 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
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (902 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TBN airport
- 132 mi to STL (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 505 mi to the ocean
- 219 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Texas County: R+72 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low 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.