Poplar Bluff
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Outdoors in Poplar Bluff
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1911
Fourth St - Poplar Bluff, 1911
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Landmark of the day
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Williams-Gierth House
Williams-Gierth House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 6, 2012. It is significant for its architecture at the local level. It was listed as part of Poplar Bluff MPS.
About Poplar Bluff
City in Missouri, U.S.Poplar Bluff is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Missouri, United States, that is known as "The Gateway to the Ozarks" among other names. The population was 16,225 at the 2020 census. The Poplar Bluff Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of all of Butler County. The city is at the crossroads of U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 67.
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How Poplar Bluff ranks
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Housing in Poplar Bluff
The typical Poplar Bluff home is worth about $176,000, up 10.3% in a year, 34% below the Missouri typical home.
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Safety in Poplar Bluff
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Poplar Bluff's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Poplar Bluff
Full picture →50% of Poplar Bluff’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Cape Girardeau (3%), Dexter (2%) and Sikeston (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
Health in Poplar Bluff
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 2% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Missouri
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Poplar Bluff
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Poplar Bluff
Full climate →Poplar Bluff has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Poplar Bluff
All Poplar Bluff schools →School Grade B
The public schools Poplar Bluff’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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.
Poplar Bluff is a college town
Colleges →of Poplar Bluff’s residents are enrolled in college. Three Rivers College has about 1,261 students on campus.
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