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Pierce City is a small town of 1,477 people in Lawrence County, Missouri. It's about 29 miles from Joplin, MO and 120 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $776 a month.
1,477people
$136kTypical home
$776/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
6"Snow
251Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,477
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,145 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 29 mi to Joplin, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$855/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (285 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to JLN airport
- 117 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,253 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 243 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 145 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+64 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