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Baxter Springs is a small town of 3,855 people in Cherokee County, Kansas. It's about 13 miles from Joplin, MO and 89 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $754 a month.
3,855people
$93kTypical home
$754/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
253Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,855
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,224 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 13 mi to Joplin, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$586/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (329 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (697 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to JLN airport
- 85 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 226 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 137 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+53 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk