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Hollister is a small town of 4,643 people in Taney County, Missouri. It's about 41 miles from Springfield, MO and 152 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $849 a month.
4,643people
$164kTypical home
$849/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,643
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 41 mi to Springfield, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $849/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,031 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BKG airport
- 150 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 459 mi to the ocean
- 254 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taney County: R+59 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