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Billings is a tiny town of 844 people in Christian County, Missouri. It's about 17 miles from Springfield, MO and 145 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $850 a month.
844people
$175kTypical home
$850/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
244Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 844
- Part of a metro area
- About 864 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 17 mi to Springfield, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,054 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SGF airport
- 142 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,368 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 265 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 317 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+52 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