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Galena is a tiny town of 550 people in Stone County, Missouri. It's about 29 miles from Springfield, MO and 143 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $856 a month.
550people
$128kTypical home
$856/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 550
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 737 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 29 mi to Springfield, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$807/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k)
- Low property crime (910 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BKG airport
- 141 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,116 ft
- 471 mi to the ocean
- 255 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 162 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stone County: R+61 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk