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Country around Scammon is a rural area of about 587 people in Cherokee County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Joplin, MO and 99 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $581 a month.
587people
$67kTypical home
$581/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 587 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 21 mi to Joplin, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$425/mo)
- Median rent $581/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 98 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
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (360 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (935 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to JLN airport
- 95 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 935 ft
- 505 mi to the ocean
- 239 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+53 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