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Wheaton is a tiny town of 427 people in Barry County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from Joplin, MO and 112 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $620 a month.
427people
$121kTypical home
$620/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
251Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 427
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 841 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 33 mi to Joplin, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $620/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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 (125 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (837 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to XNA airport
- 109 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,394 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 231 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 157 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barry 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.