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Rolla is a small city of 20,287 people in Phelps County, Missouri. It's about 48 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 95 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $789 a month.
20,287people
$187kTypical home
$789/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,287
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,673 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 48 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,179/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,136 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 24% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 27% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to TBN airport
- 94 mi to STL (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,073 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Phelps County: R+43 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