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Salem is a small town of 4,677 people in Dent County, Missouri. It's about 73 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 98 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $639 a month.
4,677people
$115kTypical home
$639/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
238Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,677
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,344 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 73 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$725/mo)
- Median rent $639/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (849 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TBN airport
- 99 mi to STL (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 507 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Dent County: R+70 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