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Versailles is a small town of 2,610 people in Morgan County, Missouri. It's about 37 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 103 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $474 a month.
2,610people
$118kTypical home
$474/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,610
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,089 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 37 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$741/mo)
- Median rent $474/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,544 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 18% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to COU airport
- 117 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 576 mi to the ocean
- 268 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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