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Alton is a tiny town of 744 people in Oregon County, Missouri. It's about 72 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 135 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $639 a month.
744people
$114kTypical home
$639/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
245Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 744
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 474 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Memphis, TN
- 72 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$717/mo)
- Median rent $639/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to JBR airport
- 139 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 742 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oregon County: R+69 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.