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Country around Patterson is a rural area of about 770 people in Wayne County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 99 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $666 a month.
770people
$176kTypical home
$666/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
241Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 770 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 53 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,107/mo)
- Median rent $666/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" 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
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,050 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CGI airport
- 106 mi to STL (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 433 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 55 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