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Country around Gatewood is a rural area of about 490 people in Ripley County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 117 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $654 a month.
490people
$132kTypical home
$654/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
245Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 490 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Memphis, TN
- 55 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$835/mo)
- Median rent $654/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (869 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to JBR airport
- 121 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ripley County: R+73 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.