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Walnut Grove is a tiny town of 528 people in Greene County, Missouri. It's about 21 miles from Springfield, MO and 130 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $807 a month.
528people
$139kTypical home
$807/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 528
- Part of a metro area
- About 850 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 21 mi to Springfield, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$877/mo)
- Median rent $807/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (615 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,068 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SGF airport
- 145 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 513 mi to the ocean
- 284 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+21 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