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Carthage is a small city of 15,574 people in Jasper County, Missouri. It's about 11 miles from Joplin, MO and 112 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $975 a month.
15,574people
$147kTypical home
$975/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,574
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,287 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 11 mi to Joplin, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$926/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 97 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
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,527 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to JLN airport
- 109 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 496 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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