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Williamsville is a tiny town of 284 people in Wayne County, Missouri. It's about 59 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 116 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $715 a month.
284people
$82kTypical home
$715/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
242Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 284
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 879 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 59 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$516/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,050 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to CGI airport
- 123 mi to STL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 454 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+73 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.