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Jasper is a tiny town of 808 people in Jasper County, Missouri. It's about 21 miles from Joplin, MO and 122 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $667 a month.
808people
$126kTypical home
$667/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
253Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 808
- Part of a metro area
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 21 mi to Joplin, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$796/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (337 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,242 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to JLN airport
- 118 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 961 ft
- 508 mi to the ocean
- 257 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+47 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk