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Shell Knob is a small town of 1,486 people in Barry County, Missouri. It's about 45 miles from Springfield, MO and 132 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,486people
$322kTypical home
$1,274/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,486
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 157 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 45 mi to Springfield, MO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,029/mo)
- Median rent $1,274/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 91 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
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,125 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 14% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BKG airport
- 130 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 239 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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