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Country around Stella is a rural area of about 1,082 people in McDonald County, Missouri, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Joplin, MO and 101 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $625 a month.
1,082people
$185kTypical home
$625/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
251Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,082 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 28 mi to Joplin, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,166/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (574 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to XNA airport
- 99 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 223 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McDonald County: R+69 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk