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Richland is a small town of 2,136 people in Pulaski County, Missouri. It's about 50 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 129 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $898 a month.
2,136people
$133kTypical home
$898/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
242Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,136
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 942 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 50 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$838/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,231 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TBN airport
- 126 mi to STL (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 233 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: R+50 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.