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Ellsinore is a tiny town of 678 people in Carter County, Missouri. It's about 70 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 121 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $688 a month.
678people
$151kTypical home
$688/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
242Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 678
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,340 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 70 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$951/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (172 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to CGI airport
- 127 mi to STL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 453 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 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