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Carterville is a small town of 2,074 people in Jasper County, Missouri. It's about 6 miles from Joplin, MO and 107 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $796 a month.
2,074people
$98kTypical home
$796/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,074
- Part of a metro area
- About 796 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 6 mi to Joplin, MO
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$615/mo)
- Median rent $796/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (337 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,242 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to JLN airport
- 104 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 981 ft
- 496 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+47 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk