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Liberal is a tiny town of 747 people in Barton County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from Joplin, MO and 108 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $650 a month.
747people
$77kTypical home
$650/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 747
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 885 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 33 mi to Joplin, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$486/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Low property crime (918 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to JLN airport
- 121 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 909 ft
- 525 mi to the ocean
- 265 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barton County: R+72 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk