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Galena is a small town of 2,754 people in Cherokee County, Kansas. It's about 7 miles from Joplin, MO and 96 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $692 a month.
2,754people
$89kTypical home
$692/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,754
- Part of a metro area
- About 598 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 7 mi to Joplin, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$563/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (528 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (623 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to JLN airport
- 92 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 232 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+53 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.