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Farmington is a small city of 18,282 people in St. Francois County, Missouri. It's about 58 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 60 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 $197k and rent runs about $855 a month.
18,282people
$197kTypical home
$855/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,282
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,926 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 58 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,239/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,308 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to CGI airport
- 67 mi to STL (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 955 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Francois County: R+51 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk