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Goodman is a small town of 1,092 people in McDonald County, Missouri. It's about 24 miles from Joplin, MO and 93 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $863 a month.
1,092people
$117kTypical home
$863/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
251Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,092
- Part of a metro area
- About 823 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 24 mi to Joplin, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$739/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (345 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to JLN airport
- 90 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,270 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 219 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 157 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McDonald County: R+69 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk