Expected losses in Hayti Heights break down as 65% from earthquakes and 13% from tornadoes. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.

94risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesTornadoesInland flooding

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Hayti Heights Get readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

A larger share of residents in Hayti Heights live below the poverty line than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town

Hayti Heights’ average commute comes in at 25 minutes. 1.9% of Hayti Heights working residents work locally, against 13% in Missouri’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Hayti Heights has lost 24 jobs, to 20 in 2023. The top destinations are Hayti (24%), Caruthersville (16%) and Portageville (3%).

2%work in town

	Hayti Heights	Missouri towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	50%	14%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	1.9%	13%	8%
Average trip to work	25 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Hayti Heights2%

Hayti24%

Caruthersville16%

Portageville3%

Dyersburg3%

15 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Hayti Heights

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here20 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Hayti Heights Commute times25 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 15 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers: that is Hayti Heights’ year

Summer afternoons peak near 90° in July, and January nights bottom out around 29°; snowfall runs to about 7 inches a winter. Hayti Heights brings mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter32–48°

Spring50–70°

Summer69–89°

Fall50–72°

Nov 9

typical first frost

Mar 24

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 29°Rain & snow7″ of snow a winter · 50 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Hayti Heights is

In Hayti Heights, 17% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. CDC measures, 32 in all: Hayti Heights beats Missouri on 4 and trails on 25. No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a higher share of adults who have obesity than Hayti Heights.

	Hayti Heights	Missouri towns	U.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	45%	22%	19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	30%	17%	14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	56%	38%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	26%	12%	12%

32 measures vs. Missouri

4 better3 too close to call25 worse

What stands out	Hayti Heights	MO
Fewer binge drinkers	9.1%	16.3%
Fewer adults who have had cancer	4.9%	8.6%
More adults facing a utility shut-off	35.1%	9%

Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital

1.6 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby1.6 miles to an ER · Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than MO on 4 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

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Everything we know about Hayti Heights

15pages on Hayti Heights

The big questions

HealthBetter than MO on 4 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$21K median household income · 20 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities · earthquakes

Out and about

PlacesLibraryHayti Conran Memorial Library Colleges

The story

HistoryTown Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 155 residents Climate90° summer highs · 7″ of snow

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Hayti Heights; the nearest are

Arkansas Northeastern CollegeCommunity college · Public · Blytheville, AR24.5 mi$2,570 in-state tuition The University of Tennessee-MartinUniversity or college · Public · Martin, TN50.9 mi$10,560 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Hayti Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.

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A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Hayti Heights for work

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

20jobs based in Hayti Heights

2%of working residents work in town

15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hayti Heights

City in Missouri, United States

Hayti Heights is a city in eastern Pemiscot County in the bootheel of southeast Missouri, United States. The population was 515 at the 2020 census.

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Area: 1.0 sq mi
Elevation: 266 ft
Area code: 573

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Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Hayti Heights is higher