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Vandiver is a tiny town of 127 people in Audrain County, Missouri. It's about 30 miles from Columbia, MO and 94 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $909 a month.
127people
$116kTypical home
$909/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 127
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 407 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 30 mi to Columbia, MO
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$729/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to COU airport
- 84 mi to STL (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 244 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Audrain County: R+48 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.