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Van Buren is a small town of 1,161 people in Carter County, Missouri. It's about 82 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 119 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $485 a month.
1,161people
$103kTypical home
$485/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
238Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,161
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 581 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 82 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$652/mo)
- Median rent $485/mo
- Median household income $21k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (221 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to TBN airport
- 125 mi to STL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 460 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carter County: R+74 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.