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Neosho is a big small town of 13,224 people in Newton County, Missouri. It's about 17 miles from Joplin, MO and 98 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $745 a month.
13,224people
$163kTypical home
$745/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
251Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,224
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 848 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 17 mi to Joplin, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,400 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to JLN airport
- 95 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 226 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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