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Wayland is a tiny town of 439 people in Clark County, Missouri. It's about 87 miles from Iowa City, IA and 141 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $498 a month.
439people
$131kTypical home
$498/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
23"Snow
232Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 439
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 652 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 87 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$824/mo)
- Median rent $498/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (15 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (614 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BRL airport
- 131 mi to STL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 696 mi to the ocean
- 229 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very 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.