MO area data
Purcell, MO
Purcell, MO.
Population: 396 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Purcell, MO is $87,600. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with icestorm, drought, lightning the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 9.2% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$87,600
Median home value
Relatively Moderate
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $87,600
- House Price Index (state)
- 403.5 (+4.3% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm, drought, lightning, strongWind, tornado
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively High · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Very High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 46% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 45.1%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt (8.4 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 59.0°F
- Average high
- 70.0°F
- Average low
- 48.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 53.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 41
- Days with Good air quality
- 289
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 70
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 99
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- George Washington Carver National Monument (16 mi)
- National parks include
- George Washington Carver National Monument, Fort Scott National Historic Site, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
- Airports within 30 mi
- 29
- Nearest airport
- Cooper Flying Service Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 14
- Hospitals include
- MERCY HOSPITAL PITTSBURG, INC, MERCY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST KANSAS, MERCY HOSPITAL COLUMBUS
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.3 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 8
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,960
- Housing built before 1970
- 56.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 15.5%
- Median annual property tax
- $721
- Mean commute to work
- 30 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 37.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 52,138
- Average weekly wage
- $931
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 425
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the median home value in Purcell, MO?
- $87,600.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Purcell, MO?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm, drought, lightning, strongWind, tornado.
- What is the wildfire risk in Purcell, MO?
- Risk to homes is higher than 46% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Purcell, MO?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Purcell, MO?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Purcell, MO?
- Good. Median AQI: 41. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Purcell, MO?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.8 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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