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36.99° N · 94.59° W · GEOID 2943672

Loma Linda

Newton County, Missouri · part of the Joplin, MO metro

Limited data population under 5,000

MissouriLoma Linda, MOLoma LindaLoma Linda

The short answer

Loma Linda is home to 1,239 people. Median household income is $92,292 a year and median rent is $879 a month, 11.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $275,700, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$879
36% below the median place
Median household income
$92,292
15% above the median place
Median home value
$275,700
14% below the median place
Unemployment
5.9%
21% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Loma Linda

  • The median rent takes only 11.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 3.2% a year while rent rose -1.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 87% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,048 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 88% of places its size.
  • The population has grown 7.1% since 2020, faster than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to Loma Linda

Newton County gains about 7.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,999
Moved out3,635
Net+364

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Jasper County, MO1,4241,598−174
McDonald County, MO346230+116
Cherokee County, KS7263+9

Within Missouri, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MissouriOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$47K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Newton County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Newton County report $52,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $47,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$35,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $879 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,927 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $275,700.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 8.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Schlusser, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.3%
27% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$47,235
33% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$52,090
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLoma LindaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.3%27% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%27% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure7.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$52,09026% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$47,23533% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 11.4%, 44% below the median place.

Loma Linda11.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$35,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.4%
44% below the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
21% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$88,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
81.7%
23% above the median place
Median year built1
1991
1% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$2,188
33% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLoma LindaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$87936% below
Rent to income111.4%44% below
Property tax rate10.8%13% below
Home price to income13.0x21% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure85.715% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,15329% below
HUD area median income4County figure$80,20025% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,18833% below
Median home value1$275,70014% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.8%19% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.4%15% above
Homeownership181.7%23% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure37.5%26% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9273% above
Vacant homes1County figure11.0%56% above
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
20 min
18% below the median place
Median household income1
$92,292
15% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLoma LindaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$92,29215% above
Income per person1$39,0003% below
Unemployment1County figure5.9%21% above
Average annual pay6County figure$55,11716% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure23,01485% below
Poverty rate1County figure13.5%25% above
Mean commute120 min18% below
Works from home1County figure8.6%31% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 43.9, 13% above the median place.

Median age1
43.9
13% above the median place
High school or higher1
96.2%
4% above the median place
Population change since 20207
7.1%
above the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher34.2% +7%
Homes with broadband92.1% −0%
Household size2.5 +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureLoma LindaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,2396646th largest
Population change since 202077.1%above (median 1.1%)
Median age143.913% above
Bachelor's or higher134.2%7% above
High school or higher196.2%4% above
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad1County figure4.5%48% below
No health insurance1County figure12.7%98% above
Homes with broadband192.1%0% below
05

Life in Loma Linda

13 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.3 −26%
Shops32.4 +7%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.7 −59%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.3 −14%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
1.7
59% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
15.3
26% below the median place
Public schools12
24
167% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureLoma LindaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure24167% above
Public school students12County figure9,56795% above
Students per teacher12County figure14.46% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure15.326% below
Shops per 10k9County figure32.47% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure1.759% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure17.314% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure130% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 38, 12% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Loma Linda. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index15
38
12% below the median place
Good air days15
83.6%
22% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
77.5
16% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLoma LindaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure90°F3% above
January average low13County figure25°F1% below
Average temperature13County figure58°F5% above
Annual precipitation13County figure46.4 in6% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure77.516% below
Hurricane risk14County figure39.744% below
Tornado risk14County figure88.08% above
Wildfire risk14County figure77.326% above
Heat wave risk14County figure90.10% above
Median air quality index15Metro figure3812% below
Good air days15Metro figure83.6%22% above
08

Loma Linda in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 11% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 11% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$879/mo (2024)$1,090/mo$900 to $1,330/mo+3.7%
Median household income$92,292 (2024)$117,500$99,000 to $139,000+4.1%
Median home value$275,700 (2024)$377,000$274,000 to $519,000+5.3%
Population1,009 (2025)1,0501,010 to 1,100+0.8%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Loma Linda

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Schlusser, PA$975$92,234Compare
Amherst, OH$906$90,725Compare
Springville, AL$834$84,231Compare
Washington, MO$827$79,173Compare
Washington, MOSpringville, ALAmherst, OHSchlusser, PALoma Linda, MOLoma LindaSchlusserAmherstSpringvilleWashingtonLoma LindaSchlusserAmherstSpringvilleWashington

Common questions

Is Loma Linda a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 11.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 3.2% a year while rent rose -1.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 87% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Loma Linda expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $275,700.

What salary do you need to live in Loma Linda?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Loma Linda?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Schlusser, PA, Amherst, OH, Springville, AL and Washington, MO.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Loma Linda with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Loma Linda itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/loma-linda-missouri

Citytistics. “Loma Linda, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/loma-linda-missouri/

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