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Country around Essex is a rural area of about 1,239 people in Stoddard County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 119 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $687 a month.
1,239people
$93kTypical home
$687/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
243Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,239 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Memphis, TN
- 36 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$588/mo)
- Median rent $687/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (583 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CGI airport
- 124 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 433 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stoddard County: R+74 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
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk