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Galesburg is a tiny town of 139 people in Neosho County, Kansas. It's about 54 miles from Joplin, MO and 98 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $681 a month.
139people
$95kTypical home
$681/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
260Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 813 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 54 mi to Joplin, MO
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (307 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to JLN airport
- 93 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 984 ft
- 524 mi to the ocean
- 243 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Neosho County: R+48 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.