Cape Girardeau County · Missouri · Midwest · 40k residents
Cape Girardeau, MO: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Cape Girardeau: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Missouri median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,040/wk. Missouri's corporate income tax rate is 4%. Commercial electricity averages 10.3¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,040/wk
Corporate income tax
4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
34.9%
Commercial electricity
10.3¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Cape Girardeau's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
49/100
Steady
Ranks Cape Girardeau's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $196,300 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $155 |
| Property tax rate | 0.88% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $736/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $864/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.95% |
| Sales tax | 8.4% |
| Corporate income tax | 4% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,040/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.9% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.3¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 34.5/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $100,220 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $82,640 |
| Wage: General manager | $74,790 |
| Wage: Customer service | $38,190 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $35,040 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $50,200 |
| Wage: Electrician | $59,720 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $30,250 |
| Cost of living index | 77 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $78/mo |
| Gas price | $3.00/gal |
| Healthcare index | 94 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $55,658 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% |
| Population | 40k |
| Crime index | 55/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 86/100 |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 205 days |
| July high | 89°F |
| January low | 26°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +4.9% |
| Home price MoM | +0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +3.4% |
| Rent MoM | +0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.2% |
| Building permits YoY | -2.2% |
| Ocean coast | 481 mi |
| Big lake | 90 mi |
| Mountains | 67 mi |
| Major airport | 109 mi |
| Ski resort | 104 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is Cape Girardeau a good place to run a business?
- Missouri's corporate income tax rate is 4%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,040/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.3¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Cape Girardeau, MO?
- Cape Girardeau indexes at 77 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $864/mo and a acs median home value of $196,300.
- How much does a house cost in Cape Girardeau?
- The acs median home value in Cape Girardeau is $196,300 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Cape Girardeau?
- A two-bedroom in Cape Girardeau rents for about $864/mo.