Living in Senath, MO
Senath is a small town of 1,662 people in Dunklin County, Missouri. It's about 36 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 72 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $530 a month.
1,662people
$80kTypical home
$530/moRent
91° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,662
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 864 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Memphis, TN
- 36 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$501/mo)
- Median rent $530/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 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 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to JBR airport
- 76 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 259 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 168 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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