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Jackson is a small city of 15,659 people in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. It's about 7 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 93 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $900 a month.
15,659people
$240kTypical home
$900/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
8"Snow
237Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,659
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,457 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 7 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,513/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (816 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to CGI airport
- 102 mi to STL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 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
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cape Girardeau County: R+47 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk