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Country around Mill Spring is a rural area of about 284 people in Wayne County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 63 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 114 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $363 a month.
284people
$107kTypical home
$363/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 284 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 63 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $363/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,050 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to CGI airport
- 121 mi to STL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 420 ft
- 458 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne 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
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.