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Rosebud is a tiny town of 442 people in Gasconade County, Missouri. It's about 44 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 65 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $500 a month.
442people
$133kTypical home
$500/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
241Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 442
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 507 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 44 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$837/mo)
- Median rent $500/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (393 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to COU airport
- 61 mi to STL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 915 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gasconade County: R+60 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk