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Clever is a small town of 3,030 people in Christian County, Missouri. It's about 15 miles from Springfield, MO and 149 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,030people
$200kTypical home
$1,151/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,030
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,861 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 15 mi to Springfield, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,151/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (591 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 46% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SGF airport
- 146 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,388 ft
- 487 mi to the ocean
- 266 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 327 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+52 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk