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A city of 780 people in Missouri
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Conserved land0%none recorded
Trails1.5 mi0.8 mi per sq mi
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About Gideon

City in Missouri, United States
1900Established
780Population
1.8 sq miArea
269 ftElevation

Gideon is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. The population was 780 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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ZIP code63848
Area code573
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Housing in Gideon

$84K▼ 0.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Gideon home is worth about $84,000, down 0.9% in a year, 69% below the Missouri typical home.

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Gideon has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent0
Property5
Reported in 20255
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School Grade C-

The public schools Gideon’s kids attend trail 76% of Missouri’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictGIDEON 37Schools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within MO. Ratings are from neighbors.

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