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Earlton is a tiny town of 111 people in Neosho County, Kansas. It's about 64 miles from Joplin, MO and 104 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $681 a month.
111people
$111kTypical home
$681/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
260Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 111
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 694 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 64 mi to Joplin, MO
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to JLN airport
- 99 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 961 ft
- 533 mi to the ocean
- 249 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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
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.