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Cardwell is a tiny town of 816 people in Dunklin County, Missouri. It's about 27 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 67 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $767 a month.
816people
$68kTypical home
$767/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 816
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,295 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Memphis, TN
- 27 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$430/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to JBR airport
- 72 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 249 ft
- 389 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 173 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dunklin County: R+62 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
- 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.