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Girard is a small town of 2,777 people in Crawford County, Kansas. It's about 35 miles from Joplin, MO and 112 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $869 a month.
2,777people
$94kTypical home
$869/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
6"Snow
253Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,777
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,190 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 35 mi to Joplin, MO
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$590/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,204 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to JLN airport
- 107 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 994 ft
- 523 mi to the ocean
- 254 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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