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Thayer is a tiny town of 502 people in Neosho County, Kansas. It's about 61 miles from Joplin, MO and 97 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $725 a month.
502people
$111kTypical home
$725/moRent
91° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
260Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 502
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 921 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 61 mi to Joplin, MO
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (307 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to JLN airport
- 92 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,027 ft
- 527 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Neosho County: R+48 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.