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Lanagan is a tiny town of 483 people in McDonald County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from Joplin, MO and 87 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $678 a month.
483people
$122kTypical home
$678/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
10"Snow
251Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 483
- Part of a metro area
- About 514 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 33 mi to Joplin, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$772/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 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 (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (574 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to XNA airport
- 85 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 154 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 459 mi to the ocean
- 210 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.