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Ellington is a small town of 1,057 people in Reynolds County, Missouri. It's about 78 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 104 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 $71k and rent runs about $674 a month.
1,057people
$71kTypical home
$674/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
241Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,057
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 723 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 78 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$450/mo)
- Median rent $674/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 31.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 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
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (83 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to TBN airport
- 110 mi to STL (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Reynolds County: R+68 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