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Mill Spring is a tiny town of 145 people in Wayne County, Missouri. It's about 64 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 111 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $363 a month.
145people
$65kTypical home
$363/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
241Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 145
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 330 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 64 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$407/mo)
- Median rent $363/mo
- Median household income $24k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,050 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to CGI airport
- 118 mi to STL (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 433 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+73 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.