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Country around Ellington is a rural area of about 2,489 people in Reynolds County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 107 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $656 a month.
2,489people
$138kTypical home
$656/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
6"Snow
238Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,489 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 81 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $656/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to TBN airport
- 112 mi to STL (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 919 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Reynolds County: R+68 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