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Stark City is a tiny town of 133 people in Newton County, Missouri. It's about 23 miles from Joplin, MO and 108 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 $146k and rent runs about $1k a month.
133people
$146kTypical home
$1,069/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
251Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 408 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 23 mi to Joplin, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$923/mo)
- Median rent $1,069/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 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 (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,093 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to JLN airport
- 105 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 233 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.