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Oswego is a small town of 1,937 people in Labette County, Kansas. It's about 34 miles from Joplin, MO and 84 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $819 a month.
1,937people
$83kTypical home
$819/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
260Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,937
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 805 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 34 mi to Joplin, MO
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$522/mo)
- Median rent $819/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,258 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to JLN airport
- 80 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 929 ft
- 501 mi to the ocean
- 227 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Labette County: R+38 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk