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Dennis is a tiny town of 198 people in Labette County, Kansas. It's about 53 miles from Joplin, MO and 89 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 $158k and rent runs about $746 a month.
198people
$158kTypical home
$746/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
260Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 198
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 131 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 53 mi to Joplin, MO
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$994/mo)
- Median rent $746/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,525 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to JLN airport
- 84 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 234 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Labette County: R+38 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.