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Rutledge is a tiny town of 112 people in Scotland County, Missouri. It's about 95 miles from Columbia, MO and 152 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $511 a month.
112people
$101kTypical home
$511/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
235Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 112
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 842 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 95 mi to Columbia, MO
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$635/mo)
- Median rent $511/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 27
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to IRK airport
- 118 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 755 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 256 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scotland County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.