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Malden is a small town of 3,805 people in Dunklin County, Missouri. It's about 55 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 103 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $673 a month.
3,805people
$101kTypical home
$673/moRent
92° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
243Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,805
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 457 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Memphis, TN
- 55 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$639/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to CGI airport
- 108 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 289 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dunklin County: R+62 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk