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Mine La Motte is a tiny town of 370 people in Madison County, Missouri. It's about 46 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 71 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $808 a month.
370people
$159kTypical home
$808/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 370
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 113 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 46 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,003/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (762 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to CGI airport
- 78 mi to STL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+65 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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
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.