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Blodgett is a tiny town of 196 people in Scott County, Missouri. It's about 21 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 119 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $1k a month.
196people
$154kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
237Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 196
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,202 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$974/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (533 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,605 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CGI airport
- 129 mi to STL (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+59 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.