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Chetopa is a tiny town of 977 people in Labette County, Kansas. It's about 33 miles from Joplin, MO and 77 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $540 a month.
977people
$72kTypical home
$540/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
260Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 977
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 716 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 33 mi to Joplin, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$453/mo)
- Median rent $540/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 83 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
- Above-average violent crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,525 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to JLN airport
- 73 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 837 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 219 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Labette County: R+38 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk