Living in Country around Mc Cune, KS
Country around Mc Cune is a rural area of about 949 people in Crawford County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Joplin, MO and 98 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $761 a month.
949people
$162kTypical home
$761/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
260Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 949 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 35 mi to Joplin, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,023/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,841 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to JLN airport
- 94 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+25 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk