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Country around La Russell is a rural area of about 609 people in Lawrence County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Joplin, MO and 128 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $800 a month.
609people
$171kTypical home
$800/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 609 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 29 mi to Joplin, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,076/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (466 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to JLN airport
- 125 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 497 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 129 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+64 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.