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Wardell is a tiny town of 445 people in Pemiscot County, Missouri. It's about 61 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 86 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $629 a month.
445people
$54kTypical home
$629/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
6"Snow
243Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 445
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,578 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Memphis, TN
- 61 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$342/mo)
- Median rent $629/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (655 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,477 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to JBR airport
- 91 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 276 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.