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Neosho, Missouri. USO (United Service Organizations) building, 1942
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Neosho High School
Neosho High School, also known as Neosho Intermediate School, is a historic high school building located at Neosho, Newton County, Missouri.
About Neosho
City in Missouri, U.S.Neosho (English: nee-OH-shoh, Osage: [niˈoʒo] or [niˈoʒu]) is the most populous city in and the county seat of Newton County, Missouri, United States. With a population of 12,590 as of the 2020 census, the city is a part of the Joplin metropolitan area, a region with an estimated 176,849 residents, as of 2011. Neosho lies on the western edge of the Ozarks, in the far southwest of the state.
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Housing in Neosho
The typical Neosho home is worth about $233,000, up 5.4% in a year, 13% below the Missouri typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Neosho
Safety Grade C
Neosho reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 70% report less.
Work & commute in Neosho
Full picture →About one in 4 of Neosho’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Joplin (19%), Springfield (5%) and Noel (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Health in Neosho
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 16% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Missouri
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Neosho
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Neosho
Full climate →Neosho has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Neosho
All Neosho schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Neosho’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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Neosho is a college town
Colleges →of Neosho’s residents are enrolled in college. Crowder College has about 3,340 students on campus.
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