Living in Brandsville, MO
Brandsville is a tiny town of 139 people in Howell County, Missouri. It's about 81 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 144 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $733 a month.
139people
$173kTypical home
$733/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
245Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 266 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Memphis, TN
- 81 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,091/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (971 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to TBN airport
- 147 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howell County: R+67 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.