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Country around Alton is a rural area of about 2,381 people in Oregon County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 135 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $624 a month.
2,381people
$119kTypical home
$624/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
245Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,381 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Memphis, TN
- 72 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $624/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 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
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to JBR airport
- 138 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oregon County: R+69 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk