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Gainesville is a small town of 1,010 people in Ozark County, Missouri. It's about 63 miles from Springfield, MO and 172 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $457 a month.
1,010people
$120kTypical home
$457/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
244Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,010
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 352 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Memphis, TN
- 63 mi to Springfield, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$754/mo)
- Median rent $457/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BKG airport
- 175 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 231 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ozark County: R+70 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk