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Burfordville is a tiny town of 147 people in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. It's about 14 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 91 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $881 a month.
147people
$221kTypical home
$881/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
237Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 147
- Part of a metro area
- About 439 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 14 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,392/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (314 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 43% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CGI airport
- 100 mi to STL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 420 ft
- 469 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cape Girardeau County: R+47 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
- 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.