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Country around Gainesville is a rural area of about 2,435 people in Ozark County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 63 miles from Springfield, MO and 172 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $538 a month.
2,435people
$176kTypical home
$538/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
244Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,435 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Memphis, TN
- 63 mi to Springfield, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,110/mo)
- Median rent $538/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 21% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BKG airport
- 174 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 231 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ozark County: R+70 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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