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Ozark is a small city of 22,417 people in Christian County, Missouri. It's about 12 miles from Springfield, MO and 162 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,417people
$255kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
244Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,417
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,845 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 12 mi to Springfield, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,607/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 46% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SGF airport
- 159 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,273 ft
- 488 mi to the ocean
- 272 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 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