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Monett is a big small town of 9,873 people in Barry County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from Joplin, MO and 123 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $902 a month.
9,873people
$168kTypical home
$902/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,873
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,124 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 33 mi to Joplin, MO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,058/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,370 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to JLN airport
- 120 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,326 ft
- 479 mi to the ocean
- 244 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barry County: R+64 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