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Exeter is a tiny town of 819 people in Barry County, Missouri. It's about 42 miles from Joplin, MO and 115 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $763 a month.
819people
$102kTypical home
$763/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 819
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,113 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 42 mi to Joplin, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$640/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (122 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (815 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to XNA airport
- 113 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,568 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 164 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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