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A city of 5,466 people in Missouri
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Map of Macon: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2%80 of 4,056 acres
Trails1.2 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves815 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Blees Military Academy1900
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Blees Military Academy, 1900

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About Macon

City in Missouri, U.S.
5,457Population
6.3 sq miArea
869 ftElevation

Macon is a city in and the county seat of Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,457 at the 2020 census.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code63552
Area code660
Living in Macon

Housing in Macon

$187K▲ 5.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Macon home is worth about $187,000, up 5.1% in a year, 30% below the Missouri typical home.

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Safety in Macon

B−

Safety Grade B-

Macon reports less crime per resident than 50% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Macon 1.6
Missouri 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Macon 9.2
Missouri 16.9
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Macon

Compared with Missouri

1better than MO·4worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 27 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Macon County Samaritan Memorial HospitalMacon · 0.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Macon Family HealthMacon · 0.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Macon · CMS · HRSAHealth in Macon →

Schools in Macon

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B+

School Grade B+

The public schools Macon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#73Best public schoolsof 226 in MO
DistrictMACON CO. R-ISchools7

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MO. Ratings are from neighbors.

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