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Erie is a small town of 1,216 people in Neosho County, Kansas. It's about 53 miles from Joplin, MO and 106 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $480 a month.
1,216people
$110kTypical home
$480/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
9"Snow
260Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,216
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 960 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 53 mi to Joplin, MO
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$693/mo)
- Median rent $480/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,150 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to JLN airport
- 101 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 909 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 251 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.