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Koshkonong is a tiny town of 198 people in Oregon County, Missouri. It's about 76 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 139 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $63k and rent runs about $743 a month.
198people
$63kTypical home
$743/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
245Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 198
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,106 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Memphis, TN
- 76 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $63k (≈$397/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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 (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to JBR airport
- 142 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 437 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oregon County: R+69 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk