Life in Jefferson City, Missouri, explained by people who’ve lived in Jefferson City:
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Jefferson City Favorites
What’s your favorite thing about living in Jefferson City?
- Be close to everything. (Anonymous, 5 years)
- Community feel. (Christel, 8 years)
- Absolutely nothing. (James, 11 years)
- Being by the river. (Haylee, 18 years)
- Nothing really, commute to work isn’t bad compared to other places. (Laura, 20 years)
- All of the trails. (Anonymous, 22 years)
Jefferson City Least Favorites
What’s your least favorite thing about living in Jefferson City?
- Working about the crimes. (Anonymous, 5 years)
- Nothing to do. (Christel, 8 years)
- The people. (James, 11 years)
- Lack of things to do. (Haylee, 18 years)
- Crime and nothing really family oriented to do. (Anonymous, 19 years)
- Nothing to do. (Laura, 20 years)
- Low income- Lincoln University Area. (Anonymous, 22 years)
Jefferson City Things To Do
What are fun things to do in Jefferson City?
- Movies, that’s it bowling alley always closed. (Christel, 8 years)
- It’s the most boring city I have ever lived in. (James, 11 years)
- Eat. (Haylee, 18 years)
- Nature center. (Anonymous, 19 years)
- Not a lot of options. (Laura, 20 years)
- Go to a park. (Anonymous, 22 years)
Jefferson City’s Reputation
What’s Jefferson City known for?
- Capital. (Anonymous, 5 years)
- State capital. (Christel, 8 years)
- Cheap people? (James, 11 years)
- Capital city. (Haylee, 18 years)
- Arris pizza. (Anonymous, 19 years)
- We have several locally owned really great restaurants. (Laura, 20 years)
- The Capital. (Anonymous, 22 years)
Jefferson City Crime
What’s the crime like in Jefferson City? (hot spot areas, etc.)
- Bad. (Anonymous, 5 years)
- Not bad unless you are on Ventura or down on Dunklin. (Christel, 8 years)
- Medium. (James, 11 years)
- Not awful, bad in chocolate town. (Haylee, 18 years)
- Getting bad. (Anonymous, 19 years)
- East Dunklin always seems to have stuff going on but crime isn’t too bad. (Laura, 20 years)
- East side is terrible. (Anonymous, 22 years)
Jefferson City Advice
Any advice for people moving to Jefferson City?
- It’s a great area for kids. (Christel, 8 years)
- Don’t. (James, 11 years)
- Live in outskirts, not in the main area. (Haylee, 18 years)
- Find a good school before housing. (Anonymous, 19 years)
- Don’t move here – BORING. (Laura, 20 years)
- Don’t move to the east side or West View Heights Area. (Anonymous, 22 years)
Jefferson City Stories
Share an experience you’ve had in Jefferson City (fun, crazy, dangerous, etc.).
- The people are cliquey, shitty and cheap. (James, 11 years)
- We’ve had a few decent concerts here. (Laura, 20 years)
- Love to go fishing at Binder Lake. (Anonymous, 22 years)
Jefferson City’s Future
How do you think Jefferson City will change over the next 10 years?
- Crimes and drugs getting worse. (Anonymous, 5 years)
- Grow. (Christel, 8 years)
- It won’t, they’re too afraid of anything new. (James, 11 years)
- More crime. (Haylee, 18 years)
- New high school should get better. (Anonymous, 19 years)
- Hopefully grow and have more entertainment and job opportunities. (Laura, 20 years)
- More businesses will come. (Anonymous, 22 years)
Jefferson City Facts
Any other interesting facts about Jefferson City?
- It’s like stepping back into the 50s. (James, 11 years)
- It is actually named the City of Jefferson. (Anonymous, 22 years)