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Pilot Knob is a tiny town of 653 people in Iron County, Missouri. It's about 63 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 73 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $660 a month.
653people
$108kTypical home
$660/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 653
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 730 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 63 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$681/mo)
- Median rent $660/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (166 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to CGI airport
- 79 mi to STL (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 951 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iron County: R+62 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk