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Sikeston is a small city of 16,320 people in Scott County, Missouri. It's about 29 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 124 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $891 a month.
16,320people
$169kTypical home
$891/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
3"Snow
243Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,320
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 912 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Memphis, TN
- 29 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $891/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (981 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,605 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CGI airport
- 129 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 338 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+59 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk