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Bunker is a tiny town of 336 people in Reynolds County, Missouri. It's about 91 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 97 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $48k and rent runs about $477 a month.
336people
$48kTypical home
$477/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
238Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 336
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 507 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 91 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $48k (≈$303/mo)
- Median rent $477/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to TBN airport
- 100 mi to STL (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,352 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Reynolds County: R+68 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
- Moderate 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.