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Country around Van Buren is a rural area of about 2,607 people in Carter County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 123 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $613 a month.
2,607people
$156kTypical home
$613/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
245Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,607 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 81 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$982/mo)
- Median rent $613/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to JBR airport
- 128 mi to STL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carter County: R+74 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk