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Cherokee is a tiny town of 699 people in Crawford County, Kansas. It's about 26 miles from Joplin, MO and 103 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $725 a month.
699people
$85kTypical home
$725/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 699
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 976 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 26 mi to Joplin, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$538/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 100 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
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,841 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to JLN airport
- 99 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 932 ft
- 511 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+25 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk