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Frontenac is a small town of 3,392 people in Crawford County, Kansas. It's about 29 miles from Joplin, MO and 113 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $778 a month.
3,392people
$166kTypical home
$778/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
253Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,392
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 638 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 29 mi to Joplin, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (326 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,122 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to JLN airport
- 109 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 951 ft
- 519 mi to the ocean
- 254 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+25 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk