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White Oak is a tiny town of 119 people in Dunklin County, Missouri. It's about 51 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 84 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $648 a month.
119people
$98kTypical home
$648/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
242Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 119
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 944 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Memphis, TN
- 51 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$615/mo)
- Median rent $648/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to JBR airport
- 89 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 156 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.