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Neodesha is a small town of 2,503 people in Wilson County, Kansas. It's about 69 miles from Joplin, MO and 90 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $752 a month.
2,503people
$91kTypical home
$752/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
260Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,503
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,781 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 69 mi to Joplin, MO
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$576/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (349 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (733 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 40% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to JLN airport
- 86 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 525 mi to the ocean
- 235 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilson County: R+62 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk