MO area data
Bell City, MO
Bell City, MO.
Population: 697 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 403.5 (+4.3% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, coldWave, drought, earthquake, heatWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 54.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 29
- Days with Good air quality
- 99
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Lost Hill Aviation Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) (20 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.7 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,981
- Median annual property tax
- $651
- Mean commute to work
- 20 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 81.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 8,907
- Average weekly wage
- $868
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 8
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