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Country around Golden City is a rural area of about 1,105 people in Jasper County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Joplin, MO and 124 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $763 a month.
1,105people
$121kTypical home
$763/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
12"Snow
253Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,105 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 30 mi to Joplin, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$761/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (337 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,242 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to JLN airport
- 127 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 510 mi to the ocean
- 264 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+47 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk