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Fredonia is a small town of 1,945 people in Wilson County, Kansas. It's about 79 miles from Joplin, MO and 97 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $729 a month.
1,945people
$76kTypical home
$729/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
260Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,945
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 797 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 79 mi to Joplin, MO
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$479/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k)
- Low property crime (981 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to JLN airport
- 92 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 922 ft
- 533 mi to the ocean
- 241 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilson County: R+62 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk