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Roscoe is a tiny town of 101 people in St. Clair County, Missouri. It's about 61 miles from Springfield, MO and 89 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $622 a month.
101people
$114kTypical home
$622/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
8"Snow
244Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 101
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 66 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 61 mi to Springfield, MO
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $622/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (709 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SGF airport
- 104 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 797 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 308 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: R+61 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- 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.