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Des Arc is a tiny town of 181 people in Iron County, Missouri. It's about 59 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 96 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $432 a month.
181people
$100kTypical home
$432/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 181
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 854 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 59 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$630/mo)
- Median rent $432/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (222 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to CGI airport
- 102 mi to STL (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.