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Purdy is a small town of 1,121 people in Barry County, Missouri. It's about 37 miles from Joplin, MO and 120 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $653 a month.
1,121people
$92kTypical home
$653/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,121
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,738 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 37 mi to Joplin, MO
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$582/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" 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 (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,125 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to JLN airport
- 117 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,493 ft
- 472 mi to the ocean
- 239 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 154 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barry 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.