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Saddlebrooke is a tiny town of 337 people in Christian County, Missouri. It's about 26 miles from Springfield, MO and 157 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $655k and rent runs about $1k a month.
337people
$655kTypical home
$1,058/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
248Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 337
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 63 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 26 mi to Springfield, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $655k (≈$4,130/mo)
- Median rent $1,058/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (591 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 67
- 27% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BKG airport
- 155 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 266 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 320 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.