MO area data
Lenox, MO
Lenox, MO.
Population: 150 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Lenox, MO is $350,000. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with coldwave, heatwave, icestorm the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 9.2% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$350,000
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $350,000
- House Price Index (state)
- 403.5 (+4.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- coldWave, heatWave, iceStorm
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · earthquake: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively Low · strongWind: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 66% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 81.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 56.0°F
- Average high
- 67.0°F
- Average low
- 44.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 49.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways (34 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 12
- Nearest airport
- Salem Memorial Airport (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 7
- Hospitals include
- PHELPS COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, TEXAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, General Leonard Wood ACH (FT Leonard Wood)
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.5 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Housing built before 1970
- 13.7%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 13.7%
- Median annual property tax
- $561
- Households with broadband internet
- 17.6%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,994
- Average weekly wage
- $746
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade, Finance & Insurance
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in Lenox, MO?
- $350,000.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Lenox, MO?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coldWave, heatWave, iceStorm.
- What is the wildfire risk in Lenox, MO?
- Risk to homes is higher than 66% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Lenox, MO?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Lenox, MO?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Lenox, MO?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.8 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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