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Country around Walnut is a rural area of about 674 people in Neosho County, Kansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Joplin, MO and 108 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $442 a month.
674people
$157kTypical home
$442/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
260Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 674 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 48 mi to Joplin, MO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $442/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (307 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to JLN airport
- 108 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 935 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Neosho County: R+48 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk