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Loma Linda is a small town of 1,239 people in Newton County, Missouri. It's about 8 miles from Joplin, MO and 94 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $879 a month.
1,239people
$276kTypical home
$879/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
251Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 8 mi to Joplin, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,739/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to JLN airport
- 90 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 228 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk