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Country around Erie is a rural area of about 2,012 people in Neosho County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Joplin, MO and 107 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $480 a month.
2,012people
$147kTypical home
$480/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
260Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,012 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 55 mi to Joplin, MO
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$928/mo)
- Median rent $480/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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
- About average violent crime (307 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to JLN airport
- 102 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 912 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 252 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Neosho County: R+48 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