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Sparta is a small town of 2,331 people in Christian County, Missouri. It's about 18 miles from Springfield, MO and 167 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $768 a month.
2,331people
$182kTypical home
$768/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
244Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,331
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,881 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 18 mi to Springfield, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,145/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (205 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (599 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SGF airport
- 165 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 265 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 159 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 419 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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