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Anderson is a small town of 2,685 people in McDonald County, Missouri. It's about 29 miles from Joplin, MO and 89 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $731 a month.
2,685people
$116kTypical home
$731/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
251Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,685
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,181 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 29 mi to Joplin, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (548 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to XNA airport
- 86 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 961 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 213 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 162 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McDonald County: R+69 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk