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East Cape Girardeau is a tiny town of 283 people in Alexander County, Illinois. It's about 4 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 102 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $63k and rent runs about $930 a month.
283people
$63kTypical home
$930/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
237Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 283
- Part of a metro area
- About 144 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 4 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $63k (≈$394/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 39
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CGI airport
- 112 mi to STL (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 328 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alexander County: R+19 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk