Loma LindaMO
Population 1,009: a town settled in 2000.
Is Loma Linda a good place to live?
The best of Loma Linda’s subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a C for walkability. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 9 have a higher typical July afternoon high than Loma Linda. Only 7 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on the outdoors. Loma Linda's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. Loma Linda has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,009 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Loma Linda grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Loma Linda is from typical.
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Moving to Loma Linda: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Loma Linda, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Loma Linda.
Loma Linda has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
In Loma Linda, the average trip to work is 20 minutes. Its middle household income stands at $92,000, above both Missouri’s towns ($62,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Loma Linda dropped by 100, to 30. The median commute is under 10 miles.
| Loma Linda | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $92,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Loma Linda’s year
Loma Linda’s January low stands at 26°F, against 23°F in Missouri’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Loma Linda faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
48% of Loma Linda’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Loma Linda households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2015.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No age group stands out in Loma Linda against Missouri
Loma Linda has grown 7.1% since 2020, to 1,009 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Missouri average. Among residents here, 19% are under 18. Here, 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in Missouri as a whole.
| Loma Linda | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.9 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Loma Linda | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.8% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.4% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.4% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Fewer of Loma Linda’s adults feel lonely than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
Loma Linda: 15% of adults binge drink. Against the Missouri average, Loma Linda comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2.
| Loma Linda | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Loma Linda | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Loma Linda sells for about $320K at the median
For households here, the share who own their home is 82%. Loma Linda’s midpoint rent stands at $879 a month.
| Loma Linda | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $879 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Loma Linda
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Loma Linda
About 2 of every 100 Loma Linda residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Loma Linda for work
Where Loma Linda’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Loma Linda
Town in Missouri, United States
Loma Linda is a town in Newton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Loma Linda had a population of 943. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft
Questions about Loma Linda
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Loma Linda, MO expensive?
The typical home is worth about $276,000, 4% above the Missouri typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.