Novelty, Missouri

About Novelty

Novelty is a tiny community in northern Missouri counting 113 people who proudly call it home.

Novelty holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.28 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 404 residents per square mile.

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What Makes Novelty Unique

• The only place in America named Novelty — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.28 sq mi.
• Positioned in northern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

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