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Battlefield is a big small town of 6,165 people in Greene County, Missouri. It's about 7 miles from Springfield, MO and 153 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,165people
$256kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,165
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,403 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 7 mi to Springfield, MO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,612/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (461 per 100k)
- Low property crime (900 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to SGF airport
- 153 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- 493 mi to the ocean
- 274 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 326 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+21 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk