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Carytown is a tiny town of 365 people in Jasper County, Missouri. It's about 16 miles from Joplin, MO and 117 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $973 a month.
365people
$291kTypical home
$973/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
253Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 365
- Part of a metro area
- About 25 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 16 mi to Joplin, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,835/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 9" 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 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to JLN airport
- 113 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 951 ft
- 503 mi to the ocean
- 251 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.