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Country around Des Arc is a rural area of about 446 people in Iron County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 94 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $432 a month.
446people
$65kTypical home
$432/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 446 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 56 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$412/mo)
- Median rent $432/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (222 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to CGI airport
- 101 mi to STL (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 883 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+62 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk