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Stotts City is a tiny town of 178 people in Lawrence County, Missouri. It's about 31 miles from Joplin, MO and 128 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $800 a month.
178people
$123kTypical home
$800/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
244Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 178
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 31 mi to Joplin, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$774/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (466 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to JLN airport
- 124 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 254 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.