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Branson is a big small town of 12,817 people in Taney County, Missouri. It's about 40 miles from Springfield, MO and 149 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $961 a month.
12,817people
$251kTypical home
$961/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,817
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 40 mi to Springfield, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,583/mo)
- Median rent $961/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- About average violent crime (374 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,194 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BKG airport
- 147 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,171 ft
- 459 mi to the ocean
- 252 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 178 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taney County: R+59 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