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Chicopee is a tiny town of 412 people in Crawford County, Kansas. It's about 25 miles from Joplin, MO and 108 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $849 a month.
412people
$217kTypical home
$849/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
253Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 412
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 130 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 25 mi to Joplin, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $849/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 101 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
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,841 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to JLN airport
- 104 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 249 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.