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Crestline is a tiny town of 139 people in Cherokee County, Kansas. It's about 13 miles from Joplin, MO and 98 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 $100k and rent runs about $799 a month.
139people
$100kTypical home
$799/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- Part of a metro area
- About 78 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 13 mi to Joplin, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $799/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 97 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 57
- 25% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to JLN airport
- 94 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 873 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 236 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.