Living in Country around Bragg City, MO
Country around Bragg City is a rural area of about 431 people in Pemiscot County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 80 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $695 a month.
431people
$87kTypical home
$695/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
243Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 431 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Memphis, TN
- 53 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$547/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,477 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to JBR airport
- 84 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 249 ft
- 396 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pemiscot County: R+49 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
- Low 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.