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Stover is a tiny town of 977 people in Morgan County, Missouri. It's about 45 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 96 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $740 a month.
977people
$152kTypical home
$740/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
244Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 977
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,101 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 45 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$955/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to COU airport
- 110 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 275 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+60 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk