Living in Kissee Mills, MO
Kissee Mills is a small town of 1,081 people in Taney County, Missouri. It's about 39 miles from Springfield, MO and 163 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $689 a month.
1,081people
$163kTypical home
$689/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,081
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 123 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 39 mi to Springfield, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $689/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 6 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 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BKG airport
- 161 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 948 ft
- 463 mi to the ocean
- 265 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.