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MorehouseMO

A town of 715. A typical home worth about $74K.

Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
715
−23.8% since 2010
Typical home
$74K
+4.7% in a year
Household income
$32K
median
Median age
44.8
years
Jobs based here
44
A commuter town

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Small town

715 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Morehouse home is worth about $74K

The typical Morehouse home is worth about $74,000, up 4.7% in a year, 72% below the Missouri typical home.

$74KZillow home value

Typical home value

Morehouse$74K
Missouri$268K
+4.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.

87risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
87Very high riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesHeat wavesInland flooding
8
paid flood claims since 2011
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Morehouse

Most working residents leave Morehouse for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sikeston (42%), Cape Girardeau (8%) and Miner (5%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Morehouse0%
Sikeston42%
Cape Girardeau8%
Miner5%
New Madrid4%
9 mi
median commute distance
44
jobs based in Morehouse
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Morehouse has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–47°
Spring48–69°
Summer68–89°
Fall49–71°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Mar 26
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Morehouse is

Morehouse beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outMorehouseMO
More adults with COPD11.8%8%
More adults who have had a stroke4.8%3.6%
More adults with heart disease9%6.8%
Missouri Delta Medical Center
6.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Morehouse for work

Where Morehouse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

42% → Sikeston Sikeston 42% 8% → Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau 8% 5% → Miner Miner 5% 4% → New Madrid New Madrid 4% 2% → Matthews Matthews 2% 2% → Charleston Charleston 2% Morehouse · 0% stay
44jobs based in Morehouse
0%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Morehouse group labor homes, New Madrid County, Missouri
1940 · Morehouse group labor homes, New Madrid County, Missouri · Library of Congress
Morehouse’s story

Morehouse in pictures

14 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Group labor homes. Morehouse group. New Madrid County, MissouriGroup labor homes. Morehouse group. New Madrid County, MissouriGroup labor homes. Morehouse group. New Madrid County, Missouri
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About Morehouse

City in Missouri, United States

Morehouse is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. The population was 741 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
741
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
302 ft
ZIP code
63868
Area code
573

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