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Alba is a tiny town of 624 people in Jasper County, Missouri. It's about 12 miles from Joplin, MO and 112 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $865 a month.
624people
$83kTypical home
$865/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 624
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,897 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 12 mi to Joplin, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$525/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (337 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,242 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to JLN airport
- 109 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 248 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+47 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk