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Crane is a small town of 1,760 people in Stone County, Missouri. It's about 25 miles from Springfield, MO and 140 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $696 a month.
1,760people
$121kTypical home
$696/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
248Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,760
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,040 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 25 mi to Springfield, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (840 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 42% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SGF airport
- 137 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,129 ft
- 478 mi to the ocean
- 256 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 366 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stone County: R+61 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.