Living in Duquesne, MO
Duquesne is a small town of 2,257 people in Jasper County, Missouri. It's part of the Joplin, MO area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $862 a month.
2,257people
$184kTypical home
$862/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,257
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,160 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Tulsa, OK
- In the Joplin, MO area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,162/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- Low violent crime (291 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,080 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to JLN airport
- 100 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 237 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+47 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk