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Nixa is a small city of 24,836 people in Christian County, Missouri. It's about 10 miles from Springfield, MO and 158 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,836people
$259kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
244Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,836
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,667 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 10 mi to Springfield, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,631/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (31 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (682 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SGF airport
- 155 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 273 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 327 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+52 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk