If you are trying to decide if a move to Rolla, Missouri is right for you, just think location, location, location. Rolla is centrally located between large and small, amazingly busy for a town of its size, and still delightfully rural.

Location Benefit #1: Centrally Located

Rolla is located on I-44 approximately halfway between St. Louis and Springfield, both hubs of shopping and cultural diversity. Also, Rolla is located on US Hwy 63, formerly part of the original Route 66. On Hwy 63, Columbia, MO, home to the Missouri Tigers and a rapidly growing community is just 90 miles north. Finally, as the largest “small” town in the area, Rolla is a meeting ground for every small town in the area. Citizens from these small towns come to Rolla for shopping, entertainment, work, church… you name it, Rolla provides it to the surrounding communities.

Location Benefit #2: Amazingly Busy
For those people looking for a small-town feel with the small-city economic development, Rolla is that place. Because it is centrally located, Rolla attracts a number of retail businesses, from restaurants like Applebee’s, to clothing stores like JCPenney and Goody’s, to distribution business like Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Rolla also boasts a thriving industry, with local businesses like Brewer Science and Can-Tex, as well as the region’s premier hospital, Phelps County Regional Medical Center and the future home of St. Johns Hospital. Rolla’s growing economy provides jobs for thousands of people in the area.

Location Benefit #3: Delightfully Rural
Although Rolla is a meeting ground for a number of the surrounding communities and a bustling small town, it is still delightfully rural. With breathtaking views of the Ozark Mountains and scenic river ways just minutes away, it is impossible to forget that Rolla is far from the hustle and bustle of city life. Friendly people greet you at every street corner and business, reminding you that there is something to the rumor of small-town hospitality.

So, if you are deciding whether or not Rolla is the place for you, remember that when it comes to your new home, you want location, location, location.