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Blue Eye is a tiny town of 446 people in Stone County, Missouri. It's about 47 miles from Springfield, MO and 143 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $844 a month.
446people
$148kTypical home
$844/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 446
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 379 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 47 mi to Springfield, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$933/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (980 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 13% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BKG airport
- 141 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 244 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 183 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stone County: R+61 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.