Risco
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Outdoors in Risco
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Housing in Risco
The typical Risco home is worth about $85,000, up 13.9% in a year, 68% below the Missouri typical home.
Work & commute in Risco
Full picture →Most working residents leave Risco for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Gideon (12%), Sikeston (8%) and Portageville (7%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
Health in Risco
Compared with Missouri
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Risco
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Risco
Full climate →Risco 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 Risco
All Risco schools →School Grade C
The public schools Risco’s kids attend trail 68% of Missouri’s districts on state tests. 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, graded within MO. Ratings are from neighbors.
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