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Country around Protem is a rural area of about 801 people in Taney County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Springfield, MO and 172 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $926 a month.
801people
$166kTypical home
$926/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 801 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 52 mi to Springfield, MO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,048/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,031 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BKG airport
- 170 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 451 mi to the ocean
- 255 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 183 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taney County: R+59 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
- Very 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.