Town guide

Perry, Missouri

Perry is a city in Ralls County, Missouri, home to about 640 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 63462.

Homes sold for a median of $170 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population640500 per sq mi
Median home value$112,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$170Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Perry

1 ZIP code

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Around Perry

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)83 miles away
Closer regional airportQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)44 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO93 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL267 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Perry; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Perry

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Perry had 665 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 468th largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

Ralls County grew from 12,287 residents in 1900 to 10,355 in 2020.

Perry population by census2000: 666, 2010: 693, 2020: 665666200069320106652020

Ralls County, 1900–2020

Ralls County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,287, 1910: 12,913, 1920: 10,412, 1930: 10,704, 1940: 10,040, 1950: 8,686, 1960: 8,078, 1970: 7,764, 1980: 8,911, 1990: 8,476, 2000: 9,626, 2010: 10,167, 2020: 10,35512K’00’1010K’20’3010K’40’508K’60’709K’80’9010K’00’1010K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 41.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PerryJan: high 36°F, low 19°F, 2.2 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 22°F, 2.3 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 31°F, 3.4 in; Apr: high 64°F, low 42°F, 4.2 in; May: high 74°F, low 53°F, 5 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 63°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 66°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 64°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 56°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 44°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 33°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 24°F, 2 in36°19°Jan2.241°22°Feb2.352°31°Mar3.464°42°Apr4.274°53°May5.083°63°Jun5.186°66°Jul4.685°64°Aug3.479°56°Sep3.767°44°Oct2.853°33°Nov2.741°24°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vandalia, MO weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Ralls County

2,972 jobs at 226 businesses in Ralls County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Ralls CountyManufacturing: 1,510 jobs; Retail trade: 269 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 214 jobs; Administrative and support: 202 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 164 jobs; Wholesale trade: 163 jobs; Construction: 156 jobs; Other services: 92 jobsManufacturing 51% Retail trade 9% Health care and social assistance 7% Administrative and support 7% Transportation and warehousing 6% Wholesale trade 6% Construction 5% Other services 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Perry.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hannibal Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hannibal24.7 miles
  • Pike County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Louisiana32.1 miles
  • Blessing HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Quincy38.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Perry

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Bill Trower Memorial Park · 7 acres0.8 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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