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Country around Altoona is a rural area of about 804 people in Wilson County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Joplin, MO and 100 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 $68k and rent runs about $725 a month.
804people
$68kTypical home
$725/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
260Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 804 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 70 mi to Joplin, MO
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$430/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (788 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to JLN airport
- 95 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 879 ft
- 532 mi to the ocean
- 245 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilson County: R+62 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