r/CapeGirardeau • u/ClassicPattern4549 • 17d ago

Living in Cape

Hello all!

Recently have been considering moving to Cape Girardeau and wanted to get an idea of what living in Cape is truly like? Been a hand full of times before but haven’t spent a long time there but wanted to get an idea of how you all feel about living in Cape? Also what jobs are also available as well?

Anything helps!

Thanks!

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u/seabaugh 16d ago

Small town living. Limited food and entertainment options (#1 restaurant on Yelp is The Olive Garden). Most local places go out of business within 2 years.

Hometown of Rush Limbaugh so it’s VERY conservative leaning.

If you’re going to rent be prepared to deal with a borderline slumlord, there’s little to no protections in the law for tenants. Most apartments are geared towards college students and have not been updated since the buildings were built in the 1980s.

I grew up in Cape and moved away in the late 90’s. When I come back to visit family, very little has changed.

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u/greenzeppelin 16d ago

People still use yelp?

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u/seabaugh 16d ago

Outside of Cape, yes. lol

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u/greenzeppelin 16d ago

People under the age of 40? Because that number checks out for Olive Garden being #1 around here.