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Clarkton is a tiny town of 958 people in Dunklin County, Missouri. It's about 59 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 93 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $47k and rent runs about $611 a month.
958people
$47kTypical home
$611/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
243Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 958
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 849 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Memphis, TN
- 59 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $47k (≈$296/mo)
- Median rent $611/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 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 27
- 42% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to JBR airport
- 97 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 292 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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