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Steele is a small town of 1,493 people in Pemiscot County, Missouri. It's about 49 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 68 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $707 a month.
1,493people
$119kTypical home
$707/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
243Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,493
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 691 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Memphis, TN
- 49 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $707/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (413 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,601 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to JBR airport
- 73 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 249 ft
- 385 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pemiscot County: R+49 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk