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Waynesville is a big small town of 5,442 people in Pulaski County, Missouri. It's about 52 miles from Jefferson City, MO and 121 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,442people
$200kTypical home
$1,152/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
242Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,442
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 761 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 52 mi to Jefferson City, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,152/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k)
- Low property crime (904 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TBN airport
- 119 mi to STL (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 932 ft
- 526 mi to the ocean
- 223 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: R+50 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.