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Charleston is a small town of 4,482 people in Mississippi County, Missouri. It's about 30 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 129 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $774 a month.
4,482people
$124kTypical home
$774/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
243Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,482
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 935 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 30 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$780/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (713 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,516 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CGI airport
- 134 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 318 ft
- 433 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mississippi County: R+54 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk