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Kimberling City is a small town of 2,476 people in Stone County, Missouri. It's about 38 miles from Springfield, MO and 142 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 $247k and rent runs about $864 a month.
2,476people
$247kTypical home
$864/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,476
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 707 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 38 mi to Springfield, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,554/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (516 per 100k)
People
- Median age 62
- 15% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BKG airport
- 140 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,184 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 249 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 173 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stone County: R+61 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