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Chaffee is a small town of 3,026 people in Scott County, Missouri. It's about 11 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 105 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $632 a month.
3,026people
$117kTypical home
$632/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
237Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,026
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,686 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$740/mo)
- Median rent $632/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,280 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CGI airport
- 115 mi to STL (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 455 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+59 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk