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Living in Bloomfield, MO

Bloomfield is a small town of 2,069 people in Stoddard County, Missouri. It's about 36 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 122 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $783 a month.

2,069people
$67kTypical home
$783/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
243Sunny days
91Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,069
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 1,679 people per sq mi
  • 122 mi to St. Louis, MO
  • 36 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
  • 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $67k (≈$423/mo)
  • Median rent $783/mo
  • Median household income $42k
  • Property tax about 0.9% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 90°F
  • Winter highs around 43°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
  • 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
  • 122 cloudy days a year
  • 42 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 91 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
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (122 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (419 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 40
  • 34% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 10% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 4% walk or take transit to work
  • 31 mi to CGI airport
  • 127 mi to MEM (major hub)
  • 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 77% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1962
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 453 ft
  • 439 mi to the ocean
  • 91 mi to a big lake
  • 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 121 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 13 mi to the nearest campground
  • 6 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 3 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 23 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 35% of Missouri districts (reading)
  • 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 7 mi to the nearest vet
  • 19 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 14 congregations per 10k people
  • 35 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Stoddard County: R+74 in 2024
  • Missouri: R+18 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • High earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • Low winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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