Mexico
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
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Local news
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Outdoors in Mexico
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
![Group of boys working in Freidjman [i.e., Friedman] Shelby Shoe Company, 6:30 A.M. (See photo #1718 for names of boys.)…](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/10161/952224e13442888c7c59-l.jpg)
1910
Group of boys working in Freidjman [i.e., Friedman] Shelby Shoe Company, 6:30 A.M. (See photo #1718 for names of boys.)…, 1910
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About Mexico
City in Missouri, U.S.Mexico, formerly known as New Mexico, is a city in and the county seat of Audrain County, Missouri, United States. It is home to the Missouri Military Academy and annually hosts the Miss Missouri Pageant. The city's population was 11,469 at the 2020 census. The micropolitan statistical area consists of Audrain County. It is a part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area.
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How Mexico ranks
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Housing in Mexico
The typical Mexico home is worth about $186,000, up 8.5% in a year, 31% below the Missouri typical home.
A strong seller's market
Schools in Mexico
All Mexico schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Mexico’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 58% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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.
Where Mexico is
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