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Emerald Beach is a tiny town of 274 people in Barry County, Missouri. It's about 44 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 128 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $625 a month.
274people
$196kTypical home
$625/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 274
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 383 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 44 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,233/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,125 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BKG airport
- 126 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 455 mi to the ocean
- 235 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 209 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barry County: R+64 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