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Bull Creek is a tiny town of 421 people in Taney County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from Springfield, MO and 156 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $762 a month.
421people
$219kTypical home
$762/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 421
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,521 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 33 mi to Springfield, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,380/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,031 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BKG airport
- 153 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 261 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.