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Doniphan is a small town of 2,345 people in Ripley County, Missouri. It's about 56 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 115 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $664 a month.
2,345people
$110kTypical home
$664/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
242Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,345
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,704 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Memphis, TN
- 56 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$696/mo)
- Median rent $664/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 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
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,200 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to JBR airport
- 119 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 387 ft
- 432 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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