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Country around South Greenfield is a rural area of about 335 people in Lawrence County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Springfield, MO and 130 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $947 a month.
335people
$163kTypical home
$947/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
12"Snow
244Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 335 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 31 mi to Springfield, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 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 56
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SGF airport
- 138 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 508 mi to the ocean
- 270 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.