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Fisk is a tiny town of 502 people in Butler County, Missouri. It's about 51 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 116 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $513 a month.
502people
$145kTypical home
$513/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
242Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 502
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,549 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Memphis, TN
- 51 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$915/mo)
- Median rent $513/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (521 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,542 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to CGI airport
- 121 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 338 ft
- 436 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butler County: R+64 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.