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Saginaw is a tiny town of 332 people in Newton County, Missouri. It's about 4 miles from Joplin, MO and 101 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
332people
$173kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 332
- Part of a metro area
- About 402 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 4 mi to Joplin, MO
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,092/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to JLN airport
- 97 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,073 ft
- 488 mi to the ocean
- 233 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+59 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