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Country around Lockwood is a rural area of about 1,885 people in Dade County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Joplin, MO and 122 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $690 a month.
1,885people
$164kTypical home
$690/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
244Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,885 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 37 mi to Joplin, MO
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,036/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (589 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (589 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to JLN airport
- 135 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 513 mi to the ocean
- 271 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dade County: R+67 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk