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1937
Flooded farm near New Madrid, Missouri, 1937
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About New Madrid
City in Missouri, U.S.New Madrid ( MAD-rid; Spanish: Nueva Madrid) is a city in and the county seat of New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,787 at the 2020 census. The city is located 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Cairo, Illinois, and north of an exclave of Fulton County, Kentucky, across the Mississippi River. The town is on the north side of the Kentucky Bend in the Mississippi River, which is also known as "New Madrid Bend" or "Madrid Bend." The river curves in an oxbow around an exclave of Fulton County, Kentucky. Scientists expect the river eventually to cut across the neck of the peninsula and make a more direct channel, leaving the Kentucky territory as an island. New Madrid wa…
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Housing in New Madrid
The typical New Madrid home is worth about $114,000, up 2.7% in a year, 58% below the Missouri typical home.
Safety in New Madrid
Safety Grade D
New Madrid reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.
Work & commute in New Madrid
Full picture →About one in 4 of New Madrid’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Sikeston (13%), Marston (5%) and Cape Girardeau (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Health in New Madrid
Health Grade D
Healthier than 11% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Missouri
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in New Madrid
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities.
Climate in New Madrid
Full climate →New Madrid has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in New Madrid
All New Madrid schools →School Grade C-
The public schools New Madrid’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MO. Ratings are from neighbors.
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