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Birch Tree is a tiny town of 402 people in Shannon County, Missouri. It's about 93 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 132 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $580 a month.
402people
$75kTypical home
$580/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
245Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 402
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 291 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 93 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$473/mo)
- Median rent $580/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to TBN airport
- 136 mi to STL (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shannon County: R+68 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.