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Rensselaer is a tiny town of 243 people in Ralls County, Missouri. It's about 65 miles from Columbia, MO and 100 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $749 a month.
243people
$191kTypical home
$749/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 243
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 124 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 65 mi to Columbia, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,202/mo)
- Median rent $749/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 7 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 (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to UIN airport
- 89 mi to STL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 722 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 254 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ralls County: R+59 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.