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Walnut is a tiny town of 237 people in Crawford County, Kansas. It's about 48 miles from Joplin, MO and 109 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $31k and rent runs about $442 a month.
237people
$31kTypical home
$442/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
260Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 161 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 48 mi to Joplin, MO
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $31k (≈$197/mo)
- Median rent $442/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,841 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to JLN airport
- 107 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 945 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 256 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+25 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very 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.