Community Profile

Climate

Temperature:

  • Coldest Month: January
  • Average Maximum Temperature: 52
  • Average Minimum Temperature: 30
  • Hottest Month: July
  • Average Maximum Temperature: 93
  • Average Minimum Temperature: 65

Precipitation:

  • Dryest Month: August
  • Normal: 3.0 inches
  • Wettest Month: March
  • Normal: 5.0 inches
  • Annual Average:
  • Rain: 46.1 inches
  • Snow: 4.2 inches

Population

Area201020001990
City3,1163,3503,350
County18,95619,76020,928


Taxes

Assessed Value of City Property                                $25,000,521.08

Basic Property Tax Levy for Latest Year (2016) per $100 Assessed Value

City                                

$ .6104

County

General Revenue                               $ .1995
Johnson Grass                                       .0100
Library                                                    .1354
Health                                                      .1000
Road & Bridge                                        .1479
R-1 School District                                  3.8400
Senate Bill 40                                           .0200
Sur Tax                                                      .2300
Total County                                             4.6828
Total State                                                .0300

Sales Tax: 

City                                           2.5%
County                                     1.750%
State                                         4.225%
Total                                         8.475%

Education

Public School Classification: AAA

School RangeTeachersStudents
Elementary K-529331
Middle 6-836424
High School      39 485

Student/Classroom Teacher Ratio: 12:1

Area Vocational School Utilized: New Madrid R-1 Technical Skills Center

Area Public Colleges or Universities:

Southeast Missouri State University
Three Rivers Community College
Sikeston Area Higher Education Center
Crisp Bootheel Education Center

Private School: 

School RangeTeachersStudents
Elementary PreK-81088


Student/Classroom Teacher Ratio:   8:1  

Major Employers

CompanyProduct / Services
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.Electric Generation
City and County GovernmentLocal Government
New Madrid Living CenterSkilled Nursing Facility
RicelandRice & Grains
SEMO Health NetworkHealth Care Providers
Magnitude 7 MetalsAluminum Producer