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Cherryvale is a small town of 2,096 people in Montgomery County, Kansas. It's about 59 miles from Joplin, MO and 81 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $668 a month.
2,096people
$62kTypical home
$668/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
12"Snow
260Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,096
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,046 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 59 mi to Joplin, MO
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$393/mo)
- Median rent $668/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (621 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,059 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to JLN airport
- 76 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 850 ft
- 513 mi to the ocean
- 226 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+51 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk